Catering Assistant (Pilsley Primary School) (Relief)

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

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council is seeking a Catering Assistant to join its award-winning Catering Service in East Midlands. The role involves supporting kitchen operations, food preparation, cooking, and serving meals while ensuring compliance with health & safety regulations.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a passion for food and the ability to work effectively in a team, fostering positive experiences for school customers. A successful NVQ food hygiene certificate is required upon appointment.

Qualifications

• Passionate about food and teamwork.
• Experience in food preparation and cooking.
• Must comply with food hygiene and health & safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support the kitchen supervisor in all areas of the service.
• Assist with food preparation and portion control.
• Ensure food hygiene and health & safety regulations are followed.

Skills

Food preparation

Cooking

Allergen compliance

Customer service

Education

NVQ food hygiene certificate

Job description

Closing date: 31 December 2026

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 in various schools. 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.