Catering Assistant (Chesterfield, Staveley, Bolsover and Dronfield areas)

Derbyshire County Council; Dronfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join the award-winning Derbyshire Catering Service as a Catering Assistant. This role involves supporting the kitchen team in food preparation, cooking, and serving meals while ensuring food hygiene standards are met. A fulfilling opportunity with great employee benefits awaits you!

Benefits

Generous annual leave scheme

Excellent local government pension

Employee discounts

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Support kitchen supervisor in food preparation and cooking.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and health & safety regulations.
• Serve meals and prepare dining room for service.

Skills

Food Preparation

Teamwork

Food Hygiene

Education

NVQ Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Location Chesterfield, Staveley, Bolsover and Dronfield areas Reference JOB/25/01363 Salary details Grade 2 £12.21 per hour Job term No Guaranteed Hours Appointment type Relief Hours As and when required Closing Date 25 May 2025

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 within the localities of Chesterfield, Staveley, Bolsover and Dronfield areas. 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.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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