Part-Time School Catering Assistant – Food Prep & Service

Manchester Enterprise Academy; Manchester; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Generous pension contribution

26 days annual leave + holidays

Cyclescheme

Employee assistance program

Flexible working

Job summary

Manchester Enterprise Academy (MEA Central) invites applications for a Catering Assistant on a permanent, part-time basis. The role is 20 hours per week, 10.30am–2.30pm, term time only plus 5 INSET days, with a starting salary of £12,787 per annum.

You will help prepare, serve and present meals, set up dining areas, maintain food hygiene standards, and support the catering team to ensure a welcoming service for students and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and service (school or catering desirable).
• Reliable, enthusiastic, and a great team player.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food, make sandwiches and operate tills.
• Assist with the setting up and serving of meals.
• Set up dining areas and help clean kitchen equipment and dining furniture.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene and COSHH compliance.
• Provide excellent customer service to students and staff.

Skills

Food preparation & service

Team player

Customer service

Communication

Hygiene standards

Tools

Cash tills

Job description

Manchester Enterprise Academy (MEA Central) invites applications for a Catering Assistant on a permanent, part-time basis. The role is 20 hours per week, 10.30am–2.30pm, term time only plus 5 INSET days, with a starting salary of £12,787 per annum.

You will help prepare, serve and present meals, set up dining areas, maintain food hygiene standards, and support the catering team to ensure a welcoming service for students and staff.