Caterlink - Catering Assistant

Caterlink Ltd; Preston; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A catering specialist in the education sector is seeking a Catering Assistant to work at Holderness Academy in Preston. This role offers term-time only hours, no weekends, and a chance to develop skills through training programs. Responsibilities include food preparation, ensuring hygiene standards, and providing excellent customer service. The position offers £12.21 per hour for 30 hours per week.

Benefits

Employee Discount Platform

Wellbeing Services

Access to Pension scheme

Blended learning programme

Qualifications

• Ability to prepare food and maintain hygiene standards.
• Experience in customer service is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of tasty food and snacks.
• Comply with Health and Safety and Food Safety standards.
• Keep kitchen and service areas clean and tidy.
• Provide friendly and hygienic service to customers.
• Represent the company positively.

Skills

Food preparation

Customer service

Hygiene standards

Job description

Overview

Caterlink strives to always provide a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our teams where every individual is treated with respect, integrity and has the opportunity to grow and be treated equally and with fairness at all times.

Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the Company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across the UK. The company caters more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our "Fresh Food Policy" is the foundation of our success and growth in the market coupled with a desire to truly deliver on the promises we make to our clients and support our site-based teams.

We are hiring for a Catering Assistant at Holderness Academy, Preston Hull to perform a variety of food production tasks along with food service in our schools. This role is working term‑time only and no weekends so is great for those looking for flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the preparation of tasty food and snacks
• Complying with Caterlink Health and Safety and Food Safety standards and procedures
• Keeping the kitchen, counter and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state
• Providing a friendly, efficient and hygienic service to all customers
• Representing Caterlink and maintaining a positive brand image

Compensation & Benefits

• £12.21 per hour
• 30 hours per week working Monday - Friday
• Term-time only – working 38 weeks per year. You have the opportunity of a blended learning programme that can include formal qualifications including apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning and on the job training to support and encourage your development and enable you to be the best you can be.
• We offer you access to our Employee Discount Platform where you can make great savings at supermarkets, cinema, restaurants as well as holiday discounts, family days out and many more!
• You will have full access to our Wellbeing Services including the Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits which are there for you and your family to use free of charge at any time.
• You may be eligible to join our Pension scheme.