Catering Assistant

NHS Scotland; Windygates; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a candidate to join our Support Services team in the Catering Department. The role offers a 30 hour week, mainly Monday to Friday with some flexibility. You should present neatly, communicate confidently with colleagues and customers, and have prior customer-facing catering experience.

A basic food hygiene certificate is mandatory, and the post does not qualify for skilled worker visa sponsorship. You must have right to work in the UK before applying.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a customer-facing catering environment is essential.
• Possession of a basic food hygiene certificate is essential.

Skills

Customer-facing

Communication

Education

Basic food hygiene certificate

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available to join our committed Support Services team within the Catering Department.

This role offers a 30 hour working week, with shift primarily being Monday to Friday. However, a degree of flexibility will be required.

We are looking for an individual who presents a neat and tidy appearance, has a friendly and positive attitude, and can communicate confidently with both colleagues and customers.

Previous experience in a customer-facing catering environment is essential, along with possession of a basic food hygiene certificate.

Please be advised that this job role does not qualify for a skilled worker visa/ sponsorship.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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