Catering Casual

Leicestershire County Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council in the UK is seeking a Catering Assistant to help prepare and serve food at Tithe Barn Cafe in Sutton Cheney. The ideal candidate will have food preparation experience and a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. The role involves setting up dining areas and maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen. Flexible working options may be available.

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and service required.
• Ability to lift and handle kitchen equipment.
• Willingness to work during weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve food and drinks.
• Set up dining areas and clean after service.
• Assist in moving tables and chairs as required.

Skills

Food preparation experience

Basic food safety knowledge

Teamwork

Customer rapport

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Tithe Barn Cafe Sutton Cheney, CV13 0AD

Worker Category: Fixed Location

Salary: £12.65 per hour

Working Hours: Various

Contract Type: Casual

Closing Date: 30th September 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC

Are you passionate about preparing and displaying food? Do you enjoy providing great customer service? If so, our Catering Assistant role might be just the one for you!

About the Role

As a Catering Assistant, you will work as part of a team responsible for preparing, cooking, and serving food and drinks to users of our Food Court at County Hall. You will also be responsible for helping to set up the dining area, moving tables and chairs as necessary, as well as preparing service areas and washing dishes and other used items and cleaning equipment at the end of service.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and be willing to undertake any required training.
• Have previous food preparation experience.
• Have basic knowledge of food safety and health and safety.
• Be able to establish rapport with customers.
• Be able to work as part of a team.
• Be able to lift and handle kitchen equipment and move dining furniture.
• Be able to work outside of normal working hours, including weekends and bank holidays.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations.

In addition, we expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to provide evidence when you demonstrate them during the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees in balancing their working lives with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances while still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style that determines where it can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories on the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Name: Sharon Hulme

Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level.We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services, we offer our communities.We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application, which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support .

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