Catering Assistant (Calow Primary School)

Derbyshire County Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire Catering Service, operated by Derbyshire County Council, is seeking a Catering Assistant to join the dedicated kitchen team at Calow Primary School in Chesterfield. The role involves supporting the kitchen supervisor in various tasks across the service, including production and servery work, with a focus on food hygiene and school-environment suitability.

The successful candidate will help with food preparation, cooking, allergen handling, and dining room setup while ensuring meals

Qualifications

• Experience working in a team environment.
• Nice to have customer service orientation in a school setting.
• NVQ food hygiene certificate will be required on appointment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food preparation and cooking as part of the kitchen team.
• Support portion control and allergen compliance in meals.
• Help prepare the dining room for service and maintain cleanliness.
• Serve meals to customers and uphold food hygiene and health & safety standards.

Skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Food hygiene certificate

Education

NVQ food hygiene certificate

Job description

Closing date: 18 October 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join award-winning Derbyshire Catering Service.

Are you passionate about food and enjoy working as part of a team? We are currently recruiting for a Catering Assistant to work as a valued member of our dedicated kitchen team.

You will be supporting the kitchen supervisor in all areas of the service at Calow Primary, North Road, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BD. This may involve working at a production unit or at a servery unit. Possible tasks include food preparation, cooking, portion control, allergen compliance and preparing the dining room for service.

Our Catering Assistants are our point of contact with our hungry customers. Whilst serving meals to our customers all team members help ensure that food hygiene and health & safety regulations are followed.

We want to help make good lunchtime memories for our customers so it is essential that you can demonstrate an attitude which is appropriate to the school environment.

Successful completion of the NVQ food hygiene certificate will be required upon appointment.