Catering Assistant

ISS Facilities Services; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

ISS Facilities Services in Haywards Heath is seeking a part-time Catering Assistant to support the preparation, serving, and presentation of meals in a school setting. You will work Monday to Friday, 11:15–13:15, on a permanent contract with term-time-only pay, providing steady monthly income.

The role emphasizes food safety, allergen awareness, and delivering friendly customer service to students and staff. A positive, reliable, team-focused approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering, food service, hospitality, or customer-facing roles.
• Commitment to safeguarding and food safety.
• Ability to follow procedures and instructions accurately.
• Positive, reliable, and team-focused attitude.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation, presentation, and serving of meals.
• Set up and clear dining areas as required.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene, and cleanliness.
• Follow allergen, dietary, and special meal requirements.
• Receive, store, and handle food deliveries correctly.
• Operate tills where required.
• Provide friendly and professional service to students, staff, and visitors.
• Work collaboratively to deliver an excellent customer experience.

Skills

Customer-facing experience

Food safety awareness

Team player

Attention to procedures

Job description

Catering Assistant

Company: ISS Facilities Services

Location: Haywards Heath

Hours of work: Part-time

Working pattern: Monday - Friday 11:15 - 13:15

Contract type: Permanent

Hourly Rate: £12.71

Posting date: 30 Oct 2026

Closing date: 29 Nov 2026

Do you enjoy working with people and take pride in delivering great food and great service? Join ISS and help create a positive dining experience for students every day.

As a Catering Assistant, you'll be part of a friendly and supportive team, helping to prepare and serve healthy, nutritious meals in a safe and welcoming school environment. From food preparation and service to maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene, you'll play an important role in ensuring students enjoy their lunchtime experience.

At ISS, you'll be part of a company that values its people and provides opportunities to learn, develop, and grow. One of the key benefits of this role is the term-time-only contract with annualised pay. This means your salary is spread evenly across 12 months and paid monthly, giving you the security of a regular income throughout the year, including during school and college holiday periods.

The Role

• Support the preparation, presentation, and serving of meals.


• Set up and clear dining areas as required.


• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene, and cleanliness.


• Follow allergen, dietary, and special meal requirements.


• Receive, store, and handle food deliveries correctly.


• Operate tills where required.


• Report any health and safety concerns, accidents, or equipment faults.


• Provide a friendly and professional service to students, staff, and visitors.


• Work collaboratively as part of the catering team to deliver an excellent customer experience.

About You

• Previous experience in a catering, food service, hospitality, or customer-facing role desirable.


• Commitment to safeguarding, food safety, and delivering excellent service.


• Ability to follow procedures, and instructions accurately.


• Positive, reliable, and team-focused approach.

The Company

ISS is a world‑leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger, #aplacetobeyou, #facilitiesmanagement

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.

We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.

If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team.

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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