Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Food Service Assistant to join our team at Loughborough College Group, based at Brooksby College on a Fixed-Term basis till January 2027 (approx.).
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy, vibrant college canteen, helping to deliver a positive dining experience for our students and staff.
You will also support with internal catering, stock rotation and maintaining cleanliness, kitchen hygiene and health and safety standards across all area.
Responsibilities of this role include;
- To work as part of a team to ensure smooth and efficient business operations
- Offer a friendly welcoming face during food service in the box Office or Campus Kitchen
- Communicate with chefs regarding allergen and ingredient information prior to food service.
- To ensure displays are full and well presented at all times ensuring efficient stock rotation
What we are looking for;
- Experience of working in a café or other commercial catering outlet
- Excellent communication skills
- Highly organised, calm, with great interpersonal skills
- Possess a positive can-do attitude to work
This role is a term time only role working 36 weeks throughout the year and follows FE/HE term times which you can find here Term Dates.
Loughborough College Group is formed of Brooksby College, Loughborough College, Stephenson College and IGNITE Performing Arts. We have a vast curriculum across campus’s offering challenging and engaging learning experiences for our students. We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.
Loughborough College Group is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of the college.
We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award and we actively encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented and from all areas of the community. Alongside this, we are a disability confident employer, and we welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.
As well as our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- On-site parking
- Access to healthcare scheme
- Subsided nursery fees
- Up to 25 days annual leave per year (pro-rota)
- Additional annual leave available
- Generous Maternity/Paternity pay
- Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
- Well-being hours
- Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities
We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.
The successful candidate will be employed by The Leicestershire College a subsidiary company of Loughborough College. The terms and conditions of employment offered by the Leicestershire College are different to those of Loughborough College. Please note that employees of the Leicestershire College are based at one of the campus’ of Loughborough College Group.
Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.
Loughborough College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please note, all applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
If you require any support to apply for this job, please email recruitment@loucoll.ac.uk
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
