Catering Assistant - Perth

Capability Scotland; Perth; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days holidays per year

8% pension contributions

Perks at Work - shopping discount

Cycle to work

£600 refer a friend scheme

Job summary

Capability Scotland in Perth is hiring a Catering Assistant to prepare and serve meals for residents. You will clean and maintain the work, kitchen and dining areas and ensure high hygiene standards.

The role includes some lone working and stock maintenance at Isla Road, Perth. The position offers a generous salary of £24,519.88 per year (£12.71 per hour) and benefits such as 32 days holidays rising to 37 with service, an 8% pension, PVG checks, discounts, cycle-to-work, and refer-a-friend

Qualifications

• Assist in preparing and serving meals for residents.
• Maintain hygiene in work, kitchen and dining areas.
• Keep stock levels maintained.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals to residents.
• Clean and maintain work, kitchen and dining areas.
• Ensure high hygiene standards across all food service spaces.
• Monitor and manage stock levels to avoid shortages.

Skills

Food preparation

Food service

Hygiene compliance

Stock management

Lone working

Job description

Want to support people who support others? We've got the role for you.

Title: Catering Assistant / Hours: 37 hours per week / Salary: £12.71 per hour (£24,519.88 pa) / Location: Isla Road, Perth, PA2 7HQ / Benefits: 32 days holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service/8% pension contributions, perks at work, cycle to work, £600 refer a friend scheme and much more!

At Upper Springland we provide long-term and permanent residential care and support for people with a range of disabilities.

About the Role

We are currently looking to recruit a Catering Assistant to assist in preparing and serving food to residents. You will be required to clean and maintain the work, kitchen and dining areas. You must at all times maintain excellent standards of hygiene and ensure that sufficient stock levels are maintained. The role also involves some lone working.

Location: Isla Road, Perth, PA2 7HQ

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

• A generous salary of £24,519.88 pa / £12.71 per hour.


• We offer a fully funded SVQ - a qualification which is yours for life.


• 32 days holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.


• Free PVG checks throughout your employment.


• Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.


• Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.


• Perks at Work - shopping discount scheme.


• Cycle to work scheme.


• 24/7 employee assistance


• Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts


• £600 refer a friend scheme

*subject to contractual terms and conditions

Closing date - 30th Oct 2026

For more information on this role, you can contact our Upper Springland Admin team at [email protected] or 01738 632995 using reference CS131026

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General Information

Capability Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

A copy of Capability Scotland's Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.

This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and a satisfactory PVG Scheme Record/Update. The successful candidate will be required to undergo the appropriate Disclosure Scotland vetting checks prior to appointment.