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Description
The Senior Café and Catering Assistant plays a leading role in our in-house catering team, supporting the work of the Catering Coordinator. This role is responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of the Graze Café in our modern AgriFood building. Additionally, the successful candidate will take a lead on arranging catering provision for internal meetings, events and functions and providing high quality catering services to our staff, students, and external visitors.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Job
Catering operations
Be part of the catering management team, supporting the serving of meals and catering requirements across our catering outlets, to a high standard.
Ensure that everyone using the catering facilities is treated politely and courteously, be they students, staff or guests.
Direct team members to ensure that kitchen and servery wash-up areas and the customer seating areas are kept in a clean and hygienic condition. Keep up to date with food safety guidelines and legislation to ensure compliance.
Monitor adherence to cleaning schedules, and tasks are completed.
Monitor the recording of accurate cleaning and food temperature records.
Oversee the provision of strict portion controls across the team to ensure that food wastage is kept to a minimum.
Comply with food hygiene regulations by wearing the appropriate clean protective clothing while preparing and serving food, and to ensure all other members of staff do likewise.
Record and track stock levels; ensure that all stock is stored appropriately, follow stock rotation procedures, ensure that all stock issued to other departments is recorded accurately and that all this information is shared when required.
Cover functions requiring catering during holiday periods and at weekends and evenings.
Ensure that meal eligibility procedures for students, staff, and guests are followed at all times
Support with all areas of the catering operations: dining room /snack bars/function meeting rooms when required and undertake manual handling takes as directed.
Where required provide temporary cover in a similar capacity to complete catering services at the College's outlet centres at One Garden Brighton.
Continuous Professional Development
Participate in staff development activities to support Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and keep a Professional Development Portfolio (PDP) to evidence personal development and impact on practice.
Actively participate in the college performance management processes, including appraisals to support personal and professional development and enhance student experience.
Qualifications / Skills / Knowledge / Qualities
It is crucial that the successful candidate shares our student focussed values, equality of opportunity, and parity of esteem for staff and students.
At Plumpton College we are:
* Ambitious and Progressive
* Enterprising
* Professional
* Passionate about everything we do
* Supportive
Essential criteria for the post
A catering qualification or experience.
Hold a current Food Hygiene Certificate.
Minimum of two years' experience in a similar position.
A passion for good food and a high-quality customer experience.
Physically fit, able to undertake manual handling duties.
Able to demonstrate exceptional customer service skills.
Full UK drivers' licence.
Desirable criteria for the post
Outgoing, approachable and flexible.
Team working experience and works well under pressure.
We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the adverts should we receive a sufficient level of interest!
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