Kitchen and Food Prep Assistant

Are you an enthusiastic and committed person? Passionate about providing nutritious and tasty meals and snacks? Then being part of the ESCCape Kitchen team at County Hall, Lewes could be the job for you.

As a part of the kitchen team, you will be the face of the team mainly on front of house duties serving and selling food and refreshments. You will also help to lead the way in providing healthy meals and maintaining a clean kitchen and service area environment and undertaking routine checks such as stock taking and around hygiene and cleanliness.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Creativity, with flare for good presentation of food, ensuring it is attractive to those with an appetite for our food.
• A professional approach to food management, food hygiene and good customer skills.
• A strong work ethic and to maintain a positive workplace culture.
• Ability to remain calm and professional in a busy kitchen and service environment.
• Initiative to plan, prioritise and work with minimal supervision and work independently.

Interviews will be in person at County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes as soon as possible after the advert closes.

So, if you feel you could join this small hard-working team, support it and even provide new ideas to the menu, then this could be for you.

To apply for this position please upload your CV and supporting statement. Use your supporting statement to tell us how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests. We will be using the information on your supporting statement to shortlist for our role.

Please see the job description and person specification for further information.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

If you would like further information or discuss this role informally, please feel free to contact me either on 01273 335499 or at nick.dimmer@eastsussex.gov.uk

It’s a really nice and supportive atmosphere here. Everyone is friendly, very approachable, very supportive of each other, and everyone wants everyone else to do well. Heather, Specialist Contract Manager