Catering Assistant

Bury Council; Bury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Bury Council as a Catering Assistant and contribute to the health and wellbeing of local children. This role offers full training and development opportunities in a busy catering service. Ideal candidates will have catering experience and be part of a friendly team providing essential services at schools.

Qualifications

• Some catering experience required.
• Ability to provide efficient customer service.

Responsibilities

• Provide food service to children at local schools.
• Set up and clear dining areas, wash up, and perform cleaning duties.
• May involve simple food preparation and operating a cashless till.

Skills

Catering experience

Customer service

Job description

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Job Opportunity: Catering Assistant

This is your opportunity to join our customer-focused team as the Council seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of Bury’s younger generation. As part of our busy catering service, you’ll receive full training and opportunities to develop further within the service, including a range of apprenticeships.

We are looking for candidates with some catering experience to be part of a team providing a friendly and highly efficient catering service to children at local schools. Responsibilities include food service, setting up and clearing dining areas, washing up, and cleaning duties. There may also be opportunities for simple food preparation and operating a cashless till system.

We have several term-time positions available. Please specify in your application how many hours you can work and your preferred location. Note that, depending on service cover, you may be required to work at different locations. Additionally, you will be expected to work two cleaning days in August.

About Bury

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All staff are expected to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure under the Disclosure and Barring Service. Please ensure your application/CV includes your full employment history, with reasons for any employment gaps. Successful candidates will need to provide relevant references for the past ten years; character references alone are not accepted.

As a Corporate Parent, consider how your work and services support care-experienced young people by promoting their life chances, empowering them to influence policies and decisions affecting them, championing their rights, and ensuring they grow up in the best possible way.

Benefits of Working for Bury Council

Visit our website for details about the benefits of working with Bury Council. We support flexible working arrangements where appropriate. We are committed to creating an inclusive society that values all individuals regardless of differences. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants, looked-after children/care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans), and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.