Food Service Assistant (Reduced Year, Part-Time)

at  Harrogate College

REDUCED YEAR CONTRACT: 38 WEEKS PER YEAR.

We are seeking a passionate Food Service Assistant to work closely with the Chef Manager to manage the student café service to a high standard, assist in the preparation of food and snacks, deliver excellent customer service, and keep the kitchen and restaurant areas clean and tidy at all times.

What You Will Do

• Ensure the customers are given a prompt and efficient service and expectations are consistently exceeded.
• Project a willing and helpful attitude to customers at all times, seek appropriate knowledge of food items, and keep service areas clean and fully stocked.
• Assist the Chef Manager in food preparation.
• Stock & clean food display
• Use of an EPOS till.
• Maintain the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in all areas of the café and cooking areas, including washing up and cleaning of equipment.
• Ensure food safety requirements are adhered to at all times and all due diligence records are completed accurately.
• Be prepared to work within any of the Colleges outlets.
• Responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

About You

• Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situation.
• Customers and service skills.
• Ability to work well with overs.
• Be thorough and pay attention to details.
• Be flexible and open to change.
• Ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure.
• Hold a level food hygiene certificate or willing to work toward getting one.

About Us
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.
We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.
Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.
Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.

• Ensure the customers are given a prompt and efficient service and expectations are consistently exceeded.
• Project a willing and helpful attitude to customers at all times, seek appropriate knowledge of food items, and keep service areas clean and fully stocked.
• Assist the Chef Manager in food preparation.
• Stock & clean food display
• Use of an EPOS till.
• Maintain the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in all areas of the café and cooking areas, including washing up and cleaning of equipment.
• Ensure food safety requirements are adhered to at all times and all due diligence records are completed accurately.
• Be prepared to work within any of the Colleges outlets.
• Responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults