Catering Assistant @ Fettes College

Teacheroo; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Edinburgh is seeking a Catering Assistant to support its Catering Department. The role involves providing exceptional customer service in a high-volume catering environment. The ideal candidate should have relevant experience, excellent time management skills, and be a competent multi-tasker. The position offers £12.55 per hour for 35 hours a week, along with attractive benefits such as gym membership, holiday pay, and pension contributions.

Benefits

30 days holiday

Parking on campus

Gym membership

Free meals

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Discounted healthcare

Qualifications

• Passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Strong background in high volume catering.
• Competent multi-tasker who can work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Support the catering team and deliver meals during term time.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety requirements.
• Assist in various catering duties as needed.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Time management

Multi-tasking

Food Hygiene awareness

Knowledge of allergen legislation

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Catering Assistant to join our amazing Catering Department. Catering Assistant supports the Catering team and the wider College Facilities, both for the College, Fettes Trust, Westwoods Health Club and other subsidiary companies.

The Catering Department provides three meals per day during term time to staff and students and during the Summer Language School ‘term’, and one meal per day for primarily non‑teaching staff at other times, subject to the needs of the Catering Department to close for training, cleaning and holidays.

Main Responsibilities:

Please see the full Job Description for duties and responsibilities for this role

Ideal Candidate:

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Have a passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Ideally, have a strong background in a similar high volume/high quality catering establishment.
• Excellent time keeping and time management skills.
• Be a competent multi‑tasker, who can work under pressure, and as part of a happy and committed catering team.
• An Elementary Food Hygiene qualification would be preferable; however, all necessary training will be provided for the right candidate. Experience of allergen legislation and knowledge of special diets would be useful.
• Awareness and compliance with Health and Safety requirements within a catering environment.

Package Description:

BENEFITS

The salary for this role is £12.55 per hour, with hours of work being 35 hours per week (varied start and finish between 6.30am and 9.30pm), 5 days out of 7 to cover weekends. The hours worked above contractual hours will be paid at 1.5 of a normal hourly rate.

New staff at Fettes join a friendly and supportive team with a vibrant mixture of age and experience. We value every member of staff’s contribution to the life of the school.

Staff Benefits: In addition to being part of a great team you will be entitled to a range of benefits that include:

• 30 days holiday and 8 days public holidays, generally taken outside term time
• Parking within the campus grounds. The campus is easily accessed by car and bus; there is a bus stop located outside the campus serving several routes across the city and to rail stations
• Membership of Westwoods gym and health club which offers a range of excellent fitness and leisure facilities including a 25m swimming pool
• Free lunchtime meals during term time, and at other times when catering is provided, and you are on duty
• Life insurance scheme (3x salary)
• Excellent Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• You will be opted into the Fettes Trust Non‑Teaching Staff Pension Scheme after 3 months’ service. This scheme is a money purchase one and full details of it and your options will be made available to you prior to your opt‑in date. The Fettes Trust will contribute to the scheme, and your contribution will be subject to the minimum overall combined employer and employee contribution limits set by the Pensions Regulator. Fettes operate a contribution matching scheme up to 12% of base salary
• Access to discounted healthcare, additional life insurance, shopping discounts, etc through our benefits portal (4me)