Catering Assistant - Worksop

Chartwells Independent; Bassetlaw; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Chartwells Independent in the United Kingdom is seeking a friendly Catering Assistant to join our team. This hands-on role involves helping prepare and serve quality food, delivering excellent customer service, and ensuring the catering operation runs smoothly during busy service periods.

The position offers part-time hours (11.5 per week) at £12.71 per hour, with shifts on Friday and Sunday mornings. Ideal for individuals who enjoy teamwork and taking pride in great service.

Qualifications

• Previous catering/hospitality/customer service experience.
• Ability to handle cash and operate tills.
• Friendly, proactive and team-oriented attitude.
• Knowledge of basic food hygiene practices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve high-quality food to customers.
• Deliver warm, professional customer experiences.
• Operate the till and process transactions accurately.
• Ensure food displays are stocked, fresh, and appealing.
• Maintain high standards of food safety and cleanliness.
• Support the catering team to ensure smooth service.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Teamwork

Food safety

Job description

Catering Assistant

£12.71 per hour | 11.5 Hours per Week
Friday: 6:30am - 1:30pm
Sunday: 5:30am - 11:00am

Join Our Team and Help Deliver Exceptional Food & Service

We're looking for a friendly and enthusiastic Catering Assistant to join our team and play a key role in creating a fantastic dining experience for our customers.

This is a hands-on role where you'll help prepare and serve quality food, provide excellent customer service, and ensure our catering operation runs smoothly. If you enjoy working with people, thrive in a busy environment, and take pride in delivering great service, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

• Preparing and serving high-quality food to our customers
• Delivering a warm, professional, and welcoming customer experience
• Operating the till and handling transactions accurately and efficiently
• Ensuring food displays are well-stocked, fresh, and presented to a high standard
• Maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene, and cleanliness
• Supporting the wider catering team to ensure a smooth and efficient service

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience in a catering, hospitality, retail, or customer service environment
• A passion for providing excellent customer service
• Confidence handling cash and operating tills
• A positive, proactive approach and strong team-working skills
• Understanding of food hygiene and safe food handling practices
• Reliable, organised, and able to work efficiently in a busy environment

Personality behind every plate

Dine provides tailored food services to 140 clients in the business and industry sector. With over two decades of industry experience, we pride ourselves on offering a personalised approach to our clients, whilst delivering outstanding service. Our passion lies in creating great-tasting menus, promoting sustainability, and proudly working with local suppliers and communities. That's why our menus feature only locally sourced, seasonal, and sustainable ingredients with a target of reaching Climate Zero

Our secret ingredient - our people!

If you've got what it takes to join some of the food service industry's best and brightest, we want to hear from you. Chefs, customer assistants, support and office roles: explore our live vacancies today.

Job Reference: com/2508/99855001/52818068/R/BU #DINE

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!