Catering Assistant

Education Authority Northern Ireland; Royal Hillsborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental educational authority is seeking a Catering Unit Assistant to participate in daily operations at Meadow Bridge Primary School. Responsibilities include food preparation, cooking, and serving meals while ensuring customer satisfaction. Ideal candidates should have experience in catering or customer service and a willingness to undergo job-related training. This role is essential for promoting an efficient service and achieving customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake job-related training.
• Experience of working in a customer service or catering role.

Responsibilities

• Basic preparation of food and beverages.
• Simple cooking, including reconstitution of prepared food.
• Organising and controlling food service points.
• Transferring and serving meals and snacks.
• Assisting with meal promotion to pupils and parents.
• Maintaining contact with the central kitchen.

Skills

Customer service experience

Catering role experience

Job description

To actively participate in the daily operation of the Catering Unit under the direction of the Senior/Unit Catering Supervisor. Team participation is essential to provide an efficient hygienic service, to achieve customer satisfaction and to promote sales within the unit.A full list of responsibilities, essential and desirable criteria can be found on the Education Authority website.

Responsibilities

• Basic preparation of food and beverages, including the preparation of vegetables and snacks using appropriate equipment.
• Simple cooking, including the reconstitution of prepared food.
• Organising and controlling food service points.
• Transferring and serving meals and snacks including transported meals.
• Assisting with the promotion of meals to pupils, parents and principal.
• Maintaining regular contact with the central kitchen, if applicable, with regard to all aspects of service delivery.

Skills and Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake job related training.
• Experience of working in a customer service or catering role.

Further Information

Location: Meadow Bridge Primary SchoolThe Education Authority is an equal opportunities employer.

Area: All of Northern Ireland
Closing date: 16 Jan 2026

Area: All of Northern Ireland
Closing date: 19 Jan 2026