Caterlink - Relief Catering Assistant

BaxterStorey; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A vibrant catering company is looking for a Relief Catering Assistant in Reading to join its dedicated team. The role involves food preparation and service while ensuring high standards of cleanliness and safety. With a focus on a positive work/life balance, this position has term-time hours with no weekend work, ideal for someone seeking flexibility. Candidates must be friendly and hardworking, with a commitment to excellent service and customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Formal qualifications and apprenticeships

Employee Discount Platform

Virtual GP services

Potential eligibility for Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Strong passion for efficient service and customer satisfaction.
• Commitment to high food safety standards.
• Must be mobile with own transport.

Responsibilities

• Preparing food and snacks, ensuring cleanliness of kitchen and dining areas.
• Serving food to students and completing food safety training.

Skills

Food preparation

Customer satisfaction

Food safety standards

Job description

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Caterlink - Relief Catering Assistant, Reading

Client: BaxterStorey

Location: Reading, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

6

Posted:

19.08.2025

Expiry Date:

03.10.2025

Job Description:

Company Description

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 for more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our “Fresh Food Policy” underpins our success and growth, along with a commitment to delivering on our promises to clients and supporting site-based teams.

Job Description

We are seeking a Relief Catering Assistant to support our site-based teams, ensuring future generations receive nutritionally balanced and tasty food. We seek a friendly, hardworking, and approachable team member to perform food preparation, service, and maintain cleanliness.

Responsibilities include preparing food and snacks, ensuring kitchen and dining areas are clean, serving food to students, and completing food safety training. Passion for efficient service, customer satisfaction, and high food safety standards is essential.

This role is mobile-based, so owning transport is necessary. With Caterlink, enjoy a great work/life balance—working term-time only with no weekends, ideal for those seeking flexibility.

Caterlink is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. An enhanced DBS check is required.

We foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone is treated with respect, integrity, and fairness, with opportunities for growth.

Additional Information

Benefits include:

• Opportunities for formal qualifications, apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning, and on-the-job development.
• Enjoy a work/life balance with term-time hours and no weekends.
• Access to our Employee Discount Platform for savings at supermarkets, cinemas, restaurants, holidays, and family days out.
• Free Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP services for you and your family.
• Potential eligibility for our Pension scheme.