Mobile Catering Assistant

Northyorks; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage between sites

Training and development opportunities

Excellent work-life balance

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is seeking a Permanent Mobile Catering Assistant to work across Hull and East Riding school kitchens. This 15‑hour-per-week role runs Monday to Friday with no evenings or weekends, and includes mileage between sites.

You will assist with the preparation and serving of healthy meals, support kitchen teams, and ensure high standards of cleanliness and food safety while travelling between schools.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and passionate about providing excellent customer service.
• Reliable, organised and adaptable.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Happy to travel between schools within the Hull and East Riding area.
• Committed to maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food safety.
• Friendly, approachable and professional.
• Flexible and willing to support different teams and locations as required.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the preparation and serving of fresh, nutritious school meals.
• Supporting cooks and kitchen teams in day-to-day operation of school kitchens.
• Serving meals to pupils and staff in a friendly and professional manner.
• Assisting with food preparation and basic cooking duties as required.
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the kitchen and dining areas.
• Washing up and operating kitchen equipment safely.
• Supporting stock rotation and storage procedures.
• Following food safety and health and safety regulations at all times.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Reliability

Organised

Flexible travel

Food hygiene

Job description

Contract: Permanent (Term Time Only)

Hours: 15 hours per week

Location: Hull, East Yorkshire- (Hull & East Riding Area)

Hull & East Riding Area

Enjoy working with people?

Are you looking for a rewarding part‑time role that fits around your lifestyle while allowing you to make a positive difference every day?

Join our friendly school catering team and help provide nutritious, healthy meals that support children’s health, wellbeing and learning.

We’re looking for a Permanent Mobile Catering Assistant to work across a number of school kitchens within the Hull and East Riding area. This is a varied and rewarding role, ideal for someone who enjoys working as part of a team, providing excellent customer service and supporting the preparation and service of school meals.

As a Mobile Catering Assistant, you’ll travel to different school locations as required, helping to ensure a high‑quality catering service is delivered wherever support is needed.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assisting with the preparation and serving of fresh, nutritious school meals


• Supporting cooks and kitchen teams in the day‑to‑day operation of school kitchens


• Serving meals to pupils and staff in a friendly and professional manner


• Assisting with food preparation and basic cooking duties as required


• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the kitchen and dining areas


• Washing up and operating kitchen equipment safely


• Supporting stock rotation and storage procedures


• Following food safety and health and safety regulations at all times

What We’re Looking For

• Enthusiastic and passionate about providing excellent customer service


• Reliable, organised and adaptable


• Able to work independently and as part of a team


• Happy to travel between schools within the Hull and East Riding area


• Committed to maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food safety


• Friendly, approachable and professional


• Flexible and willing to support different teams and locations as required

Work That Fits Around Your Life. This permanent role offers the perfect balance between work and personal commitments.

Working Pattern

• Monday to Friday


• Typical working hours between 10.00am and 2.00pm (subject to service requirements)


• Excellent work‑life balance


• Opportunities for additional hours where available

Join a Team That Makes a Difference

Every meal you help serve contributes to a positive school day for local children. As a Mobile Catering Assistant, you’ll play an important role in ensuring pupils have access to healthy, nutritious meals in a welcoming environment.

If you enjoy working with people, take pride in delivering excellent service and want to be part of a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Apply?

• No evenings or weekends


• Excellent work‑life balance


• Friendly and supportive team environment


• Mileage paid for travel between schools


• Training and development opportunities


• Opportunity to make a positive impact in local schools every day

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Amy Corson via [e-mail]

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.