Catering Assistant - St Ninian's High School - ERN06647

East Renfrewshire Council; Giffnock; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

East Renfrewshire Council is seeking a Catering Assistant for St Ninian's High School. You will perform basic food preparation, simple cooking, and dining room duties while serving customers.

Training will be provided, but catering/kitchen experience is preferred. The post requires compliance with PVG checks and right-to-work verification.

Closing date and interview dates are published by the Council; references and two referees are requested as part of the application process.

Qualifications

• Preferable catering/kitchen experience, though training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Undertake basic preparation of food and beverages.
• Perform simple cooking and general kitchen duties.
• Serve customers and handle cash.
• Wash up, set up and clear away equipment and tables.
• Clean the kitchen, its surrounds and equipment.

Skills

Catering/kitchen experience

Job description

Catering Assistant - St Ninian's High School - ERN06647

You will undertake basic preparation of food and beverages, simple cooking, general kitchen and dining room duties, including serving customers, cash handling, washing up, setting up and clearing away equipment and tables and cleaning of the kitchen, its surrounds and equipment.

You should preferably have catering/kitchen experience, although training will be provided.

On completion of additional years of service by 1 January of each year, following the anniversary of the date of appointment, your term time salary will be adjusted to include a payment in lieu of the additional leave day accrued at the beginning of each leave year for the first 10 years of service.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.

Recruitment Dates

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 08 November 2026

Interview date: 16 November 2026

Additional Information

For details of our employment policies and terms and conditions, please visit our Council Careers page

https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/careers

Please note - all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note - East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

References - during your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer. It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees. Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted. Please contact

[e-mail] with any questions.

Employability Support - Work East Ren

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