Catering Assistant (Park House Primary School)

Derbyshire County Council; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council is seeking a Catering Assistant to join their award-winning Catering Service. This position involves supporting food preparation and serving in the Parkhouse Primary School kitchen, ensuring hygiene and health safety, and creating positive dining experiences for children. Ideal candidates should possess an NVQ food hygiene certificate and an attitude suited for a school environment.

Benefits

Generous annual leave scheme

Excellent local government pension

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Successful completion of NVQ food hygiene certificate is required.
• Ability to follow health & safety regulations.
• Demonstrate appropriate attitudes for the school environment.

Responsibilities

• Support kitchen supervisor in food preparation and cooking.
• Serve meals to customers while ensuring food hygiene.
• Prepare the dining room for service.

Skills

Food hygiene

Food preparation

Customer service

Teamwork

Education

NVQ food hygiene certificate

Job description

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 Parkhouse Primary School. 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.

Provisional Interview Date : July 2025

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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We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.

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