Catering Assistant (Newbold Primary School)

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

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council is recruiting a Catering Assistant to join the team at Newbold Primary School, Cranbourne Road, Chesterfield.

You will work as part of a kitchen team, assisting with food preparation, cooking and portion control, and helping to set up the dining room for service. The role requires adherence to food hygiene and health & safety regulations within a school environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist with food preparation, cooking and portion control.
• Ensure allergen compliance and help prepare the dining room for service.
• Support kitchen staff and maintain food hygiene and health & safety standards.

Skills

Teamwork

Education

NVQ food hygiene certificate

Job description

Closing date: 29 November 2026

Exciting opportunities have 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 Newbold Primary School, Cranbourne Road, Chesterfield, S41 8PF. 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.