Catering Assistant (Ref 107)

Accent Catering Services Ltd; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading catering company is seeking a Catering Assistant for its school site in Rayleigh, Essex. This is a 6-month fixed-term contract, working 20 hours per week from Monday to Friday during term time. Responsibilities include general kitchen duties, food preparation, and ensuring high standards of food presentation. The role requires good communication skills and provides full training. Benefits include competitive salary, free meals, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Free meals on duty

Career development opportunities

Pension scheme and life insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Customer-facing role requiring clear English language understanding.
• Experience in a similar role is advantageous but not necessary.

Responsibilities

• General kitchen duties.
• Serving, cleaning, and washing up.
• Food preparation and putting away deliveries.
• Maintaining high food presentation standards.
• Assisting with inventory management.

Skills

Good communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Job Advert

We have an exciting opportunity at our school site in Rayleigh SS6, for a Catering Assistant to join the team at Accent.

This is a 6-month fixed-term contract, working 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday 10:00‑14:00, term‑time only – so all the school holidays are off.

Who are Accent Catering?

Accent Catering Services Ltd is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing innovative food service solutions to a variety of schools and businesses. We are a talented team of professionals who create bespoke catering provisions for each contract – no two are the same.

We are passionate about our people and invest in the training and development of our teams, encouraging career progression and giving our staff the tools they need to thrive in their roles.

Benefits of working with Accent

• Competitive salaries
• Free meals on duty
• Career development opportunities
• Reward gateway platform with multiple discounts and offers
• HIT apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Team events and competitions throughout the year
• Shining stars awards
• Pension scheme and life insurance
• Work‑life balance
• Employee Assistance Programme for mental health and financial support
• Company sick pay scheme
• Recommend a friend scheme

Daily tasks

• General kitchen duties
• Putting away deliveries
• Food preparation
• Serving, cleaning and washing up
• Assisting with inventory management
• Maintaining high standards of food presentation and keeping counters attractive throughout service
• Speaking to each customer in a friendly, helpful and professional manner
• Undertaking all basic training and working effectively with colleagues as part of a team

This is a customer-facing position, so you will also need good communication skills and a clear understanding of the English language.

Experience in a similar role would be an advantage but full training will be provided for the successful candidate.

Accent Catering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this role and appropriate evidence must be provided.

You will be required to prove your right to work in the UK and to provide two referees at interview stage.

The Company treats personal data collected during the recruitment process in accordance with its data protection policy. Information about how your data is used and the basis for processing your data is provided in the Company's privacy notice, which can be found on our website.

We look forward to receiving your application!