Catering Assistant

Trust Housing Association Limited; Greenlaw; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Trust Housing Association Limited in Scotland invites applications for a part-time Catering Assistant role based at Longfield Crescent, Duns. You will help deliver a friendly, safe meals service and support basic food preparation and serving.

Hours are 21 per week over 3 days on a 2-week rota; salary £13.45 per hour. The role emphasizes dignity for older people, teamwork, and adherence to food hygiene and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in a food service environment is desirable.
• Willingness to learn food hygiene, health and safety practices.
• Ability to speak with customers in a friendly and respectful way.

Responsibilities

• Support basic food preparation and serve customers in the dining room.
• Keep the kitchen and dining room clean and safe.
• Assist with mealtime experiences and customer comfort.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Food hygiene

Health & safety

Digital literacy

Job description

Catering Assistant
Making Mealtimes Matter

Why Join Trust?

At Trust, we help people live independently, safely and with dignity. As part of our supportive, values-led team, you ll make a positive difference to older people across Scotland every day. We offer competitive pay above the minimum wage, aligned with Living Wage rates, generous annual leave and pension contributions. You ll also receive wellbeing support, paid training and development, and, where applicable, role-specific benefits such as uniform and a paid PVG Disclosure check.

About the Role

As a Catering Assistant, you will help deliver a friendly, safe and efficient meals service for customers.

You will support basic food preparation, serve customers in the dining room, help keep the kitchen and dining room clean, and contribute to a positive mealtime experience where customers feel welcomed, respected and supported.

A Typical Day Might Include

A typical day might include supporting basic food preparation, setting up the dining room, serving customers, clearing tables, washing dishes, keeping the kitchen and dining room clean, receiving deliveries safely and helping customers feel comfortable at mealtimes.

About You

We re looking for someone who enjoys working in a food service environment and takes pride in helping customers have a positive mealtime experience.

You ll be enthusiastic, flexible and able to work well as part of a team. You ll understand, or be willing to learn, food hygiene, health and safety and the needs of older people.

You don t need lots of customer service experience, but you ll be happy to speak with customers in a friendly and respectful way while helping with mealtimes.

Basic digital tasks, such as using emails or online forms, may be part of the role, and we ll support you with any role-specific systems you need to use.

Supporting Positive Mealtimes

Mealtimes are an important part of the day. In this role, you will help create a friendly, welcoming environment where customers can enjoy good food, good service and positive social connection.

Vacancy Summary

This role is based at Longfield Crescent, Duns, Scottish Borders TD11 3FG.

Hours: 21 hours, over 3 days per week, on a 2-week rolling rota

Salary: £13.45 per hour

Contract type: Permanent / Part time

Important Information

Trust is committed to fair, inclusive and values-led recruitment. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as we cannot provide sponsorship for this role. This role requires PVG Scheme membership and/or an appropriate Disclosure check, and any offer will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Trust Housing Association is a Registered Scottish Charity - SC(phone number removed)