The Catering Department
The Catering department is run by the Head of Catering and Hospitality, supported by three line managers. The College does not have a centralised dining room and each boarding house runs its own kitchen which caters for about 70 boys and 10 members of staff. We employ nearly 30 Head Chefs and Chefs along with many Kitchen and Dining Room Assistants. During the course of a day the Catering team produces nearly 2,500 meals all from scratch and from fresh ingredients.
In addition to this we also cater for many functions, both for internal and external clients. The Functions team is led by the Functions Manager, assisted by Supervisors and Stewards (Catering Assistants). The permanent team is supported when required by casual staff.
Responsibilities
The Teatime Assistant (TTA) position is a permanent term time only position working specific 5.00pm till 7.00pm shifts in boarding houses as agreed with the Domestic Services Manager.
The TTA is accountable to the Matron of the house. The Duty Chef will direct their work during the shift and supply any PPE and training required.
The TTA will be required to carry out general kitchen duties such as washing up, using the dishwasher machine, clearing away food and cutlery etc. If the TTA is required to assist in serving food they will receive the appropriate level of training in Food Hygiene.
TTA's will generally work in the same house each shift, however, it may become necessary for them to be redeployed to another house.
Terms of Service
Hours of Work
The teatime shift is 5.00pm - 7.00pm every evening during term-time only. Exact shifts are determined at interview.
Start Date
As soon as possible.
Salary
The starting salary will be circa GBP 9.07 plus holiday pay per hour. Salary levels are reviewed on 1 September annually, and this appointment will next be reviewed in 2020.
Holidays
Teatime Assistants are entitled pro rata to 4 weeks' holiday plus Bank Holidays per year. This entitlement is paid as part of the salary. Bank Holidays that fall during term time are deemed normal working days. All holidays will be taken out of term time.
Probation and Notice Periods
The first four working months of employment will be a probationary period. During this time conduct and performance will be reviewed. The College may extend the probationary period if it is deemed to be required. During the probationary period the notice required to terminate employment will be one week (by either the employee or employer). The notice will increase upon the successful completion of the probationary period.
Pension and Life Cover
After three months' employment, employees will be auto-enrolled into the College's pension scheme according to legislative thresholds. Those who are not eligible for auto-enrolment may still elect to join the College's pension scheme. Initially, when joining the College's pension scheme, employees will become a member of the College's Group Personal Pension Plan (GPP). For this Plan, known as Tier 1, the employee contributes 5% and the employer 3%.
After nine months' membership of the Tier 1 plan employees may opt to join Tier 2, which is also a Group Personal Pension Plan and the contributions are 5% from the employee and a 9% contribution from the College. Employees in Tier 1 automatically qualify for a Life Cover of 2 times salary. On entry to Tier 2 Life Cover changes to 4 times salary.
Enhanced Disclosure and other Pre-employment checks
Winchester College is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the school. Therefore, this appointment will be subject to a successful Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check. This will provide details of convictions, reprimands, warnings, cautions and bind overs as per the DBS filtering guidance. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders, and information about DBS filtering, is available upon request from the HR Department if required. The college may approach previous employers to seek relevant experience or qualifications, in addition to obtaining references provided by the candidate.
Data Protection Statement
Winchester College collects and processes relevant personal data as part of its everyday operations and is obliged to process it in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. The school is the Data Controller of this data under the Act and is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office; its registration number is Z5751669.
Any queries about this policy or how personal data is processed by the school should be referred to the Data Protection Liaison Officer.