Catering Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Newmarket; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in the education sector seeks a dedicated Catering Assistant to provide nutritionally balanced meals for students. This role emphasizes a commitment to high standards of food safety and customer service while offering a flexible work/life balance, working term-time only with no weekends. Join a supportive team that values your development through various training programs and benefits, ensuring a rewarding experience in the catering field. If you're friendly and hard-working, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

Blended Learning Program

Employee Discount Platform

Employee Assistance Program

Virtual GP Services

Pension Scheme Eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and service tasks is preferred.
• Passion for delivering high standards of customer service.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food and snacks while maintaining cleanliness in kitchen areas.
• Serve food to students and complete food safety training.

Skills

Food Preparation

Customer Service

Food Safety

Education

School Catering Experience

Job description

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Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, and Colleges across the UK. The company caters to more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our “Fresh Food Policy” underpins our success and growth, coupled with a commitment to truly deliver on our promises to clients and support site-based teams.

Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.

Job Description

We are seeking a Catering Assistant dedicated to providing nutritionally balanced and tasty food for future generations. The ideal candidate is friendly, hard-working, and approachable, capable of performing various food preparation and service tasks.

Responsibilities include preparing food and snacks, maintaining cleanliness in kitchen and dining areas, serving food to students, and completing food safety training. The candidate should be passionate about delivering efficient service while maintaining high standards of customer service and food safety.

This role offers excellent work/life balance—working term-time only with no weekends—making it suitable for those seeking flexibility.

Qualifications

School catering experience is preferred but not essential.

Additional Information

Benefits of working with us include:

• Access to a blended learning program with formal qualifications, including apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning, and on-the-job training to support your development.
• An induction process to familiarize new employees with our organization.
• Investment in development opportunities to recruit, train, and retain top talent.
• Work/life balance benefits, including working term-time only and no weekends.
• Access to our Employee Discount Platform for savings at supermarkets, cinemas, restaurants, holidays, family days out, and more.
• Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP services available free of charge to you and your family.
• Potential eligibility to join our pension scheme.