Food Service Assistant

West College Scotland; Clydebank; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Clydebank seeks a Food Service Assistant to support catering operations, ensuring adherence to health and safety regulations. The successful candidate will assist in food preparation and service, maintain hygiene standards, and handle cash transactions. Ideal applicants should have effective customer service skills and experience working in catering. This position offers a salary of £25,967 to £29,087.84 pro rata and includes generous staff benefits such as holiday entitlement and pension scheme participation.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Local Government Pension Scheme membership

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave pay

Opportunities for hybrid / home working

Flexible working opportunities

Access to a dedicated wellbeing team

Skill enhancement support

Qualifications

• Good understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act.
• Experience in a catering service required.
• Ability to adhere to Food Safety Legislation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in food preparation and service.
• Maintain hygiene and cleanliness standards.
• Handle cash and operate a point of sale system.

Skills

Effective customer service skills

Food preparation and presentation skills

Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation

Experience in a catering environment

Job description

Food Service Assistant (Ref: WCS0001252)

Estates Department: Refectory

Grade 2: Salary £25,967 to £29,087.84 pro rata, per annum,

(plus generous staff benefits package)

Hours: 30 hours x 40 weeks Term Time

Monday to Friday: Hours working on a rota basis between 7.30am and 3.15pm

Location: Clydebank (you may be asked to work across all Campuses)

West College Scotland is modern, inclusive, ambitious and innovative. Winners of multiple awards, including The Herald’s Top Employer Award for our pioneering use of Digital Technologies, we are one of the largest Regional Colleges in Scotland with campuses in Clydebank, Greenock and Paisley. We deliver exceptional learning and vocational training opportunities to the West of Scotland region.

The Food Service Assistant will undertake a range of catering tasks with limited supervision by the Catering Manager and Catering Supervisor’s, to ensure the Health and Safety at Work Act and Food Safety Legislation are adhered to; to assist in food preparation, finishing of food, transporting of food and service of food whilst maintaining high standards of hygiene and cleanliness; operating a point of sale and stock management system; to serve customers and to hold responsibility for cash handling.

You will have a good understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act and Food Safety Legislation, have experience of working in a catering service, and have effective customer service skills along with good preparation and presentation skills. The successful candidate will ensure working practices comply with current legislation and protect the organisation from a legal perspective. e.g. ability to deal appropriately with visits from external organisations such as Environmental Health.

We are an inclusive place to work.

At West College Scotland we are ambitious about Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you've got the right skills and qualifications for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability - visible and non-visible including neurodiversity, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Please visit the website to find out more.

Benefits of working with us.

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of Scotland’s sector leading colleges. The College offers an outstanding benefits package including:

• Generous holiday entitlement - 45 days holiday (pro-rata) (including bank & public holidays).
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay (subject to eligibility).
• Opportunities for hybrid / home working, where appropriate.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Access to a dedicated wellbeing team and a 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme.
• Support to enhance your skills through a variety of methods including online learning, coaching and self-directed study.

Full details of the skills and qualifications required can be found on the employee specification. To view our Privacy Notice, please visit the website.

Any offer of employment will be subject to receiving a satisfactory Scheme Record through the Disclosure Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG). All candidates must be able to prove their Right to Work in the UK. Please note West College Scotland does not provide Visa sponsorship.

To view our vacancies and to apply for posts, please visit the website. If you require any assistance, please contact the HR team. Occasionally correspondence relating to your application may go into your spam/junk email folder.

Closing date for all completed applications is Monday 26th January 2026

The Board of Management of West College Scotland is a Scottish Charity.

Charity Number SCO21185.