Mobile Catering Assistant

Sodexo; Halesowen; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 11,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No evenings

Weekends off

Public holidays off

School holidays included

Full training provided

Uniform supplied

Pension scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mileage expenses reimbursed

Job summary

Sodexo invites applicants for a Mobile Catering Assistant role across the West Midlands. You will travel between school sites in Stourbridge, Halesowen, Worcester, and Solihull, supporting different catering teams and delivering meals to pupils and staff.

The position offers term-time hours with no evenings and holidays off, providing a strong work–life balance. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential, and travel between sites is required.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Strong time management and ability to work under pressure.
• Flexible and reliable with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals and service to pupils and staff.
• Assist with food preparation, serving, and presentation.
• Ensure kitchen areas are clean, safe and stocked.
• Support loading/unloading deliveries.
• Follow hygiene, allergens, and safety procedures.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Adaptability

Teamwork

Customer service

Job description

Join Sodexo as a Mobile Catering Assistant and become part of a supportive team delivering excellent school catering services across the West Midlands. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, meeting new people, and working in different environments while making a positive impact on pupils every day. As a Mobile Catering Assistant, you won't be based at just one school. Instead, you'll travel to support different school catering teams across Stourbridge, Halesowen, Worcester, and Solihull. You could be supporting a site for a single day, a week, or even a month, depending on business needs. This variety makes the role ideal for someone adaptable, proactive, and keen to broaden their experience across multiple sites. Even better, you'll enjoy a fantastic work-life balance with no evening work, weekends off, public holidays off, and school holidays included. What You'll Be Doing Supporting school kitchens across multiple locations as required. Preparing nutritious and delicious meals for pupils and staff. Assisting with food preparation, service, and presentation. Keeping kitchen and serving areas clean, safe, and fully stocked. Supporting the loading and unloading of deliveries. Following food hygiene, allergen, and health & safety procedures. Operating kitchen equipment safely and correctly. Representing Sodexo professionally at every site you support. Working collaboratively with different teams and quickly adapting to new environments.
A positive, flexible, and reliable attitude. Someone who enjoys working as part of a team and supporting others. Excellent communication and organisational skills. The ability to adapt quickly to different schools and kitchen teams. Strong time management and the ability to work well under pressure. Previous catering, hospitality, retail, or customer service experience is desirable but not essential. A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential, as travel between sites will be required.
Working with Sodexo is more than just a job-it's an opportunity to be part of something bigger. You'll support school communities, develop valuable skills, and enjoy a role that offers variety, stability, and genuine career progression. In addition, you'll benefit from: School-friendly working hours Weekends, bank holidays, and Christmas off Full training provided Uniform supplied Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 wellbeing and mental health support Discounts and cashback schemes Cycle to Work Scheme Pension scheme Career development opportunities Volunteering opportunities within local communities If you enjoy variety, love working with people, and want a role where you can make a difference every day, we'd love to hear from you. This version sells the role much more strongly by focusing on variety, flexibility, travel, supporting different schools, career development, and work-life balance rather than just listing duties. Why Sodexo? "Term-time roles. Full-time progression"

• £13.20 per hour
• 20 hours per week
• Working pattern: Monday - Friday (10am - 2pm, must be flexible)
• Term Time only (39 week Working Contract paid over 52 weeks)
• This position requires and Driving Licence and access to a vehicle
• Mileage expenses: first 10.000 miles per miles 0.45pence miles, after it will be 0.25 pence per mile), ALL TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSED Retention BONUS for all attached mobile roles - £200 on successful completion of 12 week probation, further £300 after 52 weeks complete employment in role.
• Equated pay (sometimes known as spread-over pay) is a method of paying you for your contracted hours, working weeks and holiday pay spread over 12 months instead of just receiving pay during the months that you work and none during the school closures/non-working weeks. This means that you get paid equal amounts of pay every month. Further information will be supplied at interview stage.