Part Time Kitchen Assistant (20hrs pw)

Walhampton is an independent preparatory day and boarding school for 370 boys and girls aged 2-13. The school lies in beautiful ancient woodland on the southern edge of the New Forest, near Lymington in Hampshire.

We are urgently seeking to appoint a Kitchen Assistant to play a key role in our busy catering department which provides quality fresh food 7 days a week to over 450 children and staff. The role is term time only and the candidate will be expected to work 20 hours per week from 4pm-8pm Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend work (term time only). Flexible requests considered.

As a catering assistant you will help keep our kitchen clean, safe and hygienic and help unload food deliveries. You must be able to work on your own initiative but also be a good team player. There will be an opportunity to progress through the kitchen for the right candidate.

The following duties are not shown in order of priority or frequency, nor is the list exhaustive, but rather an indication of the type and level of duties expected of the post:

• Ensure basic cleaning jobs are carried out as quickly as possible.
• Collect and wash up pots, pans plates and cutlery and ensuring they are back into use quickly
• Clean food preparation areas and equipment, in addition to crockery and cutlery.
• Unload food and equipment deliveries.
• Keep the storeroom organised.
• Making sure kitchen equipment is properly stored.
• Keep work surfaces, walls and floors clean and sanitised.
• Organising the storeroom.
• Removing and recycling waste from the kitchen.
• Any other duties commensurate with this position and as directed by the Head Chef.

Applications will be considered on an ongoing basis and therefore we reserve the right to close the role on appointment.

To apply for this position, please click 'Apply Now' in the top right hand corner of this page. Alternatively, an application form is available to download from our website here.

Further information about Walhampton is available at www.walhampton.com

Walhampton School is an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check and satisfactory references.

We are committed to attracting and retaining the very best staff, ensuring that our staff body reflects the diversity of modern Britain. Acknowledging a lack of ethnic diversity within our staff community, we particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates. Appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process.