Monday - Friday, 11.30am - 3.00pm 17.5 hours per week Term time only
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
29 September 2025
Apply by:
26 September 2025
Job overview
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Merchant Taylors' School is seeking a part time Kitchen Assistant to work within our Catering department to assist with all aspects of basic food production and service, kitchen hygiene and other duties associated with the running of the School's kitchen.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Basic food preparation
Communicating with customers
Setting up food service counters prior to service time.
Service of food to boys and staff and visitors
Recovery of left over foods
Cleaning of service counters, dining room, kitchen equipment, furniture and floors etc.
Use of dishwashers, Pot Wash and cutlery polisher
Buffet work in all parts of the School
Required to wear protective clothing and safety footwear
Service and cleaning in Tuck Shop (when needed)
Other related duties as detailed by your line managers.
Working across all other areas within the Catering Department providing cover during periods of absence as and when required. The areas will include Pot Wash and Veg preparation.
To perform all reasonable duties to support the department as requested by the Catering Manager.
Regularly complete both online and in-person training on catering practices and school compliance requirements
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About
Merchant Taylors' School
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Merchant Taylors' School
Sandy Lodge, Northwood
Middlesex
HA6 2HT
United Kingdom
+44 1923 820644
Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, is a leading independent day school offering an outstanding, all-round education for over 960 talented boys aged 11 to 18 years. Competition for places is fierce, and entry is by competitive assessment at 11+ and 16+. Merchant Taylors' Prep School caters for an additional 370 boys from 3 to 11 years of age offering a through-school experience for suitable boys.
Renowned for its high academic achievement, Merchant Taylors' pupils are intellectually able, curious and enthusiastic about learning. These qualities are fostered through an academically ambitious curriculum and forward-thinking teaching methods that seek to stretch, challenge and support boys in their studies. A wide range of co-curricular activities further inspires and develops the boys' skills, passions and interests, ensuring they develop as happy, confident individuals ready to make their mark on the world.
Public examination results are outstanding, the majority of students proceeding either to leading universities as well as medical schools in the UK or abroad. We pride ourselves on our outstanding pastoral care as well as our excellent academic results, and aspiration in all areas goes well beyond the norm, making Taylors' a particularly exciting and rewarding place to teach.
Merchant Taylors' is fortunate to have some of the finest school grounds in the country with 280 acres of parkland, playing fields and lakes. Located in Moor Park in North London, Merchant Taylors' is just a 30-minute underground journey from Central London and is easily accessible from Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Buckinghamshire.
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