Mobile Catering Assistant

Wigan Council; Wigan; Hybrid; GBP 7,000 - 8,000; Part time

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Job summary

Wigan Council is hiring a Mobile Catering Assistant to cover schools across the borough during term time. The role requires flexible, reliable staff who can move between kitchens, set up dining areas, and help with serving meals.

The job focuses on delivering safe, high-quality meals with strong customer service and teamwork, with support from the Local Kitchen Business Management and Operations teams. Flexible working patterns are available within service needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in a school or catering setting preferred.
• Excellent customer service and teamwork.
• Able to work flexible shifts during term time.

Responsibilities

• Move furniture and set up dining halls before service.
• Keep the kitchen clean, tidy and safe.
• Assist with food preparation and service of meals.
• Attend pre-term kitchen cleaning days and support the school chef.
• Provide reliable cover for absent catering staff across the borough.

Skills

Customer service

Flexible

Calm under pressure

Job description

Various Locations across the Wigan & Leigh Borough

1 position x 12.5 hours per week, Term time working 38.4 weeks per year plus 20 hours staff engagement.

Salary: Grade 2, £7,410 per annum. £13.48 per hour

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role

Do you have a passion for working with Children in a school setting? If so, then this might be the opportunity for you! As a mobile Catering Assistant (CA), you will work term time fixed hours and are not expected to work split shifts, nights or weekends; this is great for any childcare needs. You will provide cover for absent CAs across the borough as directed by the Business Support team. Your duties will include moving furniture and setting up dining halls prior to service. You will keep the kitchen clean, tidy, and safe and get involved with food preparation, assisting with food service. You will attend two school kitchen cleaning days prior to the start of the Autumn term and work closely with the school chef. You will be appreciated and thanked every day by the children and play a vital role in many schools being able to operate as usual.

About you

Are you passionate about food and dedicated to providing the best possible service? Our Mobile Catering Assistant’s need to be flexible, dynamic and able to operate in different kitchens at short notice to support wider service delivery. You will need to have fantastic customer service skills and be able to work with reduced kitchen staffing for short periods. You will be calm when working under pressure and promote a professional image which always mirrors the Team Wigan behaviours. You will support the school chef and other members of the team to prepare, serve and deliver quality meals which energise and inspire school children.

About us

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

You will work for the Local Kitchen, Transport & Road Safety service. Mobile Catering Assistants are supported by multiple teams, these include:

• Local Kitchen Business Management team.
• Business Support team.
• Operations Team.

The Local Kitchen Business Management team manage food procurement and provide business and catering improvement guidance. The Business Support team are the central hub and manage the day-to-day staff allocation. The Operational team are here for your wellbeing! They organise training, aspects of H&S, deliver staff engagement sessions, support attendance, listen to your needs and provide advice and guidance where needed if we don’t know we’ll find out. LTRS is dedicated to innovation and continues to advance the service through trust and technology. No matter what the working day brings we’ve got you covered.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

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For further information, please contact Maria Hawkins at [e-mail] or Anouska Wash at [e-mail]

Interview date: To Be Confirmed

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• Safer Recruitment at Wigan Council