Catering Assistant

Fife Council; Leven; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council authority is seeking Catering Assistants to provide school meals to children in Leven. The role is permanent, requiring 7.5 hours of work per week on a 52-week contract, offering a competitive salary of £24,740.74 pro-rata, and multiple benefits including pension membership and generous holidays. Successful candidates will undergo training and must obtain PVG membership. This is an opportunity to make a real difference in children's lives through your work.

Benefits

Scottish Local Government Living Wage

Membership of Fife Pension Fund

Generous holiday allowance

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in providing customer service in a food provision setting.
• Ability to work with children of all ages.
• PVG membership required.

Responsibilities

• Provide hot or cold meals to nursery pupils daily.
• Attend an induction training day.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene standards.

Skills

Customer service

Food hygiene knowledge

Job description

If you have an interest in the provision of school meals for children of all ages, you could be perfect for this career. Why not join one of our many teams of Catering Assistants in schools and nurseries in Leven and surrounding area.

We currently have a permanent vacancy to join our team, Monday to Friday as required on a 52 week contract.

Leven

• Viewforth Nursery – 1 post x 7.5 hours per week on a 52 week contract

You will earn a competitive salary of £24,740.74 pro‑rata and have access to a range of benefits.

Benefits

• We pay the Scottish Local Government Living Wage of £13.18 per hour for this post, plus extra payments for shift work, including weekends.
• Pay is every 4 weeks.
• Membership of Fife Pension Fund which is part of the Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS Scotland).
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Access to and support with training opportunities and qualifications for the job.
• Local and national discounts including supermarkets, restaurants and retail!

Duties

This work is about providing customer service, ensuring nursery pupils receive hot or cold meals every school day. You will go home each day knowing you have made a difference whether it’s Breakfast Club, morning break, lunch or afternoon snack you have served. On the job training is given working towards a Food Hygiene Certificate.

You will be required to attend an induction training day before starting in post.

Required Qualifications

Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

For further information please contact: Terry White – [e-mail]

Not all our vacancies are advertised here. Please visit www.fife.gov.uk/jobs to view all our current vacancies. While you are on our site, why not sign up for ‘Job Alerts’ and we will email you when we advertise a vacancy that you may be interested in. Refer to our FAQ page if you require further guidance.