Catering Assistant

Bhasvic; Brighton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Bhasvic College is hiring a Catering Assistant to join our busy catering team in Brighton. You will work in a fast-paced environment, assisting with hot and cold food preparation, handling payments, serving customers and maintaining cleanliness across kitchen areas.

The successful candidate reports to the Catering Manager and will join four others in the team. The role includes training opportunities through college induction and staff development programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Hot and cold food preparation, handling card and cash payments, serving customers and cleaning in all kitchen areas.

Job description

Required to start ASAP

Closing date: Monday 31 August 2026 at 22:59pm

Interview date: Thursday 10 September 2026

We are looking for a confident, flexible and dedicated team member, who is able to work with initiative in a high volume and demanding environment, within our busy catering team. You will be responsible for hot and cold food preparation, taking both card and cash payments, serving customers, and cleaning within all areas of the kitchen.

The successful candidate will report to the Catering manager and work alongside four other Catering Assistants and the Kitchen Porter. There will be opportunities for you to undertake individual training and development, which is encouraged through the college induction and staff development programmes.

As part of the interview, there will be a trial, a practical assessment in the Canteen, so you can see how a normal day will run at the College.

Contract details:

• Permanent
• Full time: 37 hours per week
• Term Time Only – 39 weeks per year (term time, September to July).
• Working pattern: 7am – 3pm Monday to Thursday; 7am – 2:30pm (Friday) with half an hour unpaid lunch break.
• Pro-rata Salary: £21,045 per annum (based on spine point 3 of grade 1 in the Support Staff pay spine for which full time salary is £24,759 per annum). This salary will rise over 2 years subject to satisfactory performance.
• 5.2 weeks of holiday pay included in the pro-rata salary
• You will automatically become a member of the Local Government Pension scheme http://www.eastsussexpensionfund.org

For more information about this role, including job description and person specification, please check the JOB DETAILS.