Catering Assistant

Aspire People; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 434,000 - 530,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire People are recruiting for Catering staff to work in a School kitchen on a temporary basis starting in September 2026. The role is based in a Nottingham school, with a 35 hour weekly contract from Monday to Friday 7:30-2:30.

Applicants must have catering experience and a Level 1/2 Food Hygiene certificate, DBS update service or be willing to pay £59 for a new one. You must have the right to work and be available to start promptly.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering.
• Level 1 or 2 Food Hygiene certificate (preferred in school settings).
• Available for temporary role starting September 2026.
• DBS update service or willingness to pay for a new DBS (£59).

Responsibilities

• Clean all areas of the school kitchen.
• Cook and prepare food.
• Serve food.

Skills

Catering experience

Right to work

Education

Level 1/2 Food Hygiene certificate

Job description

Are you an experienced Kitchen/Catering Assistant looking for a temporary role within a school?

Aspire People are recruiting for Catering staff to work in a School kitchen on a temporary basis starting in September 2026.

Applicants must have experience in catering and either a level one or two hygiene certificate, preferably in a School setting but this is not essential.

You must be available for work as soon as possible and be willing to work on a temporary basis. The role we currently have is for a school in Nottingham on a 35 hour weekly contract Monday to Friday 7:30-2:30 starting in September.

You will be required to fully register with us, including providing right to work documents along with obtaining an Enhanced Child Workforce DBS that will be processed by us, but comes at a cost of 59 (unless you already have one registered on the update service). Please only apply if you are able to do this.

Duties of a School Caterer include:

• Ensuring all areas of the school kitchen are clean
• Cook and Prepare food
• Serve food

Alternatively, if you know of anybody who might be interested in this position then we offer generous referral fees!

If you are interested in finding out more about Aspire People visit our website at (url removed)

Please note that applicants must have a DBS on the update service, or be willing to pay 59.00 for a new one to be processed

Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.