Kitchen Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Kitchen Assistant to join our cafs!
Benefits!
- Paid breaks!
- Free meal and drinks on every shift.
- Paid volunteering.
- 50% discounts on all food and drink for you and up to 3 of your friends.
- Share of Tronc for every hour worked, 100% of our Tronc goes to our employees, access Tronc as you earn it.
- Access to your earned wages whenever you need them via Wagestream. You can claim 50% of your wages as you earn them.
- Uniform provided and washed for you.
- 24/7 access to external, free, and confidential employee assistance helplines including free counselling, financial and legal advice.
- Los Cincos – with 5 years of service or more you get 5 days extra holiday.
- Join The BC Track Club with opportunity to access some life changing running challenges and more.
The role and You:
Experience is not necessary for this role, as full training will be given. The ideal candidate will take pride in their work and be willing to go the extra mile for the team and our guests. You will ensure that the kitchen, crockery and cutlery is spotless and that our kitchen team have clean equipment in order to prepare the menu.
We believe our Kitchen Assistants are the future of our kitchens, our next Line Chefs and future Chef de Parties. Therefore, you might be asked to help with some food preparation as a part of your development journey, which will improve your skills and take you to the next level.
We think everybody deserves the chance to work with us. We’re proud to work with a number of organisations that support people with disabilities, prison leavers & people that have experienced homelessness into work. We do not ask about prison history in our application process & are also disability confident employers. If you feel you’d have a fairer chance at working with us by using a different name or leaving off your age, ethnicity or gender on your application then go for it. If you need any further adjustments to our recruitment process to make it fairer for you then please let us know.
Salaries are based on OTE (On target earnings).
Interested? Apply now!
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Restaurants & Cafes
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Kitchen Assistant roles across The Breakfast Club - Chelmsford's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Restaurants & Cafes.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £10 - £10 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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