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Serco Limited; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

Over 1,100 internal courses and career

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts across around 1,000 Retailer

Paid volunteering day

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Serco Limited in Belfast is seeking a part-time Catering Assistant on a 3-month fixed-term contract, 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am–3:30pm. You will help deliver safe, high-quality catering services in a clean, professional setting and support everyday operations for customers.

Ideal candidates bring catering or hospitality experience, a flexible team mindset, and strong customer-service skills. This role emphasizes health and safety compliance and accurate card transactions.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering or hospitality is beneficial.
• Able to follow health and safety procedures.
• Good time-management and organised.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent customer service in a welcoming atmosphere.
• Support safe service of food and beverages.
• Maintain cleanliness across counters, service areas and equipment.
• Follow health and food safety procedures including temperature checks.
• Assist with stock replenishment and reporting low stock.
• Process card transactions accurately and support catering operations.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Food safety

Reliable

Job description

Location: Belfast, BT2 7ES Hourly Rate: Competitive Schedule: 3-Month Fixed Term Contract, 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am to 3.30pm

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Catering Assistant in our catering team, you’ll help create a welcoming food service environment while supporting the delivery of safe, high-quality catering services. Your work will help ensure customers receive excellent service every day in a clean, professional, and well-managed setting.

Our work touches lives through the services we provide every day. In this role, you’ll play an important part in creating a positive experience for customers, supporting colleagues, and maintaining the standards that build trust and pride. Your work has purpose, helping us make a positive impact on communities while contributing to a better future.

What you’ll do as a Catering Assistant

- Deliver excellent customer service, creating a welcoming and professional atmosphere for all customers.

- Support the safe service of food and beverages in line with Serco standards.

- Maintain high standards of cleanliness across counters, tables, service areas, crockery, cutlery, and kitchen equipment.

- Follow health, safety, food hygiene, and food safety procedures, including temperature monitoring and opening and closing checks.

- Assist with stock management, replenishment, deliveries, and reporting low stock levels.

- Process card transactions accurately and support wider catering operations as required.

Does this sound like you?

- You’re a team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- You’re reliable, flexible, and committed to delivering consistent, high-quality service.

- You take pride in maintaining high standards of presentation and personal hygiene.

- You enjoy working in a catering environment and providing excellent customer experiences.

- You can work effectively under pressure while staying organised and managing your time well.

- Experience in a catering or hospitality role would be beneficial

What we offer

- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)

- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

- Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (we currently offer over 60 different apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.

- Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service

- Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel

- Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity

- Our employee networks support connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Vetting and checks:

This role requires a Basic Access NI check, which will disclose any unspent convictions in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to help us identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

Let’s impact a better future, together.

Catering Assistant

Location: Belfast, BT2 7ES Hourly Rate: Competitive Schedule: 3-Month Fixed Term Contract, 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am to 3.30pm

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Catering Assistant in our catering team, you’ll help create a welcoming food service environment while supporting the delivery of safe, high‑quality catering services. Your work will help ensure customers receive excellent service every day in a clean, professional, and well‑managed setting.

Our work touches lives through the services we provide every day. In this role, you’ll play an important part in creating a positive experience for customers, supporting colleagues, and maintaining the standards that build trust and pride. Your work has purpose, helping us make a positive impact on communities while contributing to a better future.

What you’ll do as a Catering Assistant

- Deliver excellent customer service, creating a welcoming and professional atmosphere for all customers.

- Support the safe service of food and beverages in line with Serco standards.

- Maintain high standards of cleanliness across counters, tables, service areas, crockery, cutlery, and kitchen equipment.

- Follow health, safety, food hygiene, and food safety procedures, including temperature monitoring and opening and closing checks.

- Assist with stock management, replenishment, deliveries, and reporting low stock levels.

- Process card transactions accurately and support wider catering operations as required.

Does this sound like you?

- You’re a team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- You’re reliable, flexible, and committed to delivering consistent, high‑quality service.

- You take pride in maintaining high standards of presentation and personal hygiene.

- You enjoy working in a catering environment and providing excellent customer experiences.

- You can work effectively under pressure while staying organised and managing your time well.

- Experience in a catering or hospitality role would be beneficial

What we offer

- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)

- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

- Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (we currently offer over 60 different apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.

- Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service

- Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel

- Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity

- Our employee networks support connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Vetting and checks:

This role requires a Basic Access NI check, which will disclose any unspent convictions in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to help us identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

Let’s impact a better future, together.

Catering Assistant

Location: Belfast, BT2 7ES Hourly Rate: Competitive Schedule: 3-Month Fixed Term Contract, 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am to 3.30pm

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Catering Assistant in our catering team, you’ll help create a welcoming food service environment while supporting the delivery of safe, high‑quality catering services. Your work will help ensure customers receive excellent service every day in a clean, professional, and well‑managed setting.

Our work touches lives through the services we provide every day. In this role, you’ll play an important part in creating a positive experience for customers, supporting colleagues, and maintaining the standards that build trust and pride. Your work has purpose, helping us make a positive impact on communities while contributing to a better future.

What you’ll do as a Catering Assistant

- Deliver excellent customer service, creating a welcoming and professional atmosphere for all customers.

- Support the safe service of food and beverages in line with Serco standards.

- Maintain high standards of cleanliness across counters, tables, service areas, crockery, cutlery, and kitchen equipment.

- Follow health, safety, food hygiene, and food safety procedures, including temperature monitoring and opening and closing checks.

- Assist with stock management, replenishment, deliveries, and reporting low stock levels.

- Process card transactions accurately and support wider catering operations as required.

Does this sound like you?

- You’re a team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- You’re reliable, flexible, and committed to delivering consistent, high‑quality service.

- You take pride in maintaining high standards of presentation and personal hygiene.

- You enjoy working in a catering environment and providing excellent customer experiences.

- You can work effectively under pressure while staying organised and managing your time well.

- Experience in a catering or hospitality role would be beneficial

What we offer

- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)

- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

- Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (we currently offer over 60 different apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.

- Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service

- Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel

- Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity

- Our employee networks support connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Vetting and checks:

This role requires a Basic Access NI check, which will disclose any unspent convictions in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to help us identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

Let’s impact a better future, together.

Catering Assistant

Location: Belfast, BT2 7ES Hourly Rate: Competitive Schedule: 3-Month Fixed Term Contract, 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am to 3.30pm

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Catering Assistant in our catering team, you’ll help create a welcoming food service environment while supporting the delivery of safe, high‑quality catering services. Your work will help ensure customers receive excellent service every day in a clean, professional, and well‑managed setting.

Our work touches lives through the services we provide every day. In this role, you’ll play an important part in creating a positive experience for customers, supporting colleagues, and maintaining the standards that build trust and pride. Your work has purpose, helping us make a positive impact on communities while contributing to a better future.

What you’ll do as a Catering Assistant

- Deliver excellent customer service, creating a welcoming and professional atmosphere for all customers.

- Support the safe service of food and beverages in line with Serco standards.

- Maintain high standards of cleanliness across counters, tables, service areas, crockery, cutlery, and kitchen equipment.

- Follow health, safety, food hygiene, and food safety procedures, including temperature monitoring and opening and closing checks.

- Assist with stock management, replenishment, deliveries, and reporting low stock levels.

- Process card transactions accurately and support wider catering operations as required.

Does this sound like you?

- You’re a team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- You’re reliable, flexible, and committed to delivering consistent, high‑quality service.

- You take pride in maintaining high standards of presentation and personal hygiene.

- You enjoy working in a catering environment and providing excellent customer experiences.

- You can work effectively under pressure while staying organised and managing your time well.

- Experience in a catering or hospitality role would be beneficial

What we offer

- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)

- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

- Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (we currently offer over 60 different apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.

- Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service

- Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel

- Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity

- Our employee networks support connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Vetting and checks:

This role requires a Basic Access NI check, which will disclose any unspent convictions in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to help us identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

Let’s impact a better future, together.

Catering Assistant

Location: Belfast, BT2 7ES Hourly Rate: Competitive Schedule: 3-Month Fixed Term Contract, 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am to 3.30pm

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Catering Assistant in our catering team, you’ll help create a welcoming food service environment while supporting the delivery of safe, high‑quality catering services. Your work will help ensure customers receive excellent service every day in a clean, professional, and well‑managed setting.

Our work touches lives through the services we provide every day. In this role, you’ll play an important part in creating a positive experience for customers, supporting colleagues, and maintaining the standards that build trust and pride. Your work has purpose, helping us make a positive impact on communities while contributing to a better future.

What you’ll do as a Catering Assistant

- Deliver excellent customer service, creating a welcoming and professional atmosphere for all customers.

- Support the safe service of food and beverages in line with Serco standards.

- Maintain high standards of cleanliness across counters, tables, service areas, crockery, cutlery, and kitchen equipment.

- Follow health, safety, food hygiene, and food safety procedures, including temperature monitoring and opening and closing checks.

- Assist with stock management, replenishment, deliveries, and reporting low stock levels.

- Process card transactions accurately and support wider catering operations as required.

Does this sound like you?

- You’re a team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- You’re reliable, flexible, and committed to delivering consistent, high‑quality service.

- You take pride in maintaining high standards of presentation and personal hygiene.

- You enjoy working in a catering environment and providing excellent customer experiences.

- You can work effectively under pressure while staying organised and managing your time well.

- Experience in a catering or hospitality role would be beneficial

What we offer

- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)

- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

- Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (we currently offer over 60 different apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.

- Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service

- Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel

- Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity

- Our employee networks support connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Vetting and checks:

This role requires a Basic Access NI check, which will disclose any unspent convictions in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to help us identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

Let’s impact a better future, together.

"Catering Assistant"

Location: Belfast, BT2 7ES Hourly Rate: Competitive Schedule: 3-Month Fixed Term Contract, 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am to 3.30pm

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Catering Assistant in our catering team, you’ll help create a welcoming food service environment while supporting the delivery of safe, high‑quality catering services. Your work will help ensure customers receive excellent service every day in a clean, professional, and well‑managed setting.

Our work touches lives through the services we provide every day. In this role, you’ll play an important part in creating a positive experience for customers, supporting colleagues, and maintaining the standards that build trust and pride. Your work has purpose, helping us make a positive impact on communities while contributing to a better future.

What you’ll do as a Catering Assistant

- Deliver excellent customer service, creating a welcoming and professional atmosphere for all customers.

- Support the safe service of food and beverages in line with Serco standards.

- Maintain high standards of cleanliness across counters, tables, service areas, crockery, cutlery, and kitchen equipment.

- Follow health, safety, food hygiene, and food safety procedures, including temperature monitoring and opening and closing checks.

- Assist with stock management, replenishment, deliveries, and reporting low stock levels.

- Process card transactions accurately and support wider catering operations as required.

Does this sound like you?

- You’re a team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- You’re reliable, flexible, and committed to delivering consistent, high‑quality service.

- You take pride in maintaining high standards of presentation and personal hygiene.

- You enjoy working in a catering environment and providing excellent customer experiences.

- You can work effectively under pressure while staying organised and managing your time well.

- Experience in a catering or hospitality role would be beneficial

What we offer

- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)

- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

- Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (we currently offer over 60 different apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.

- Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service

- Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel

- Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity

- Our employee networks support connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Vetting and checks:

This role requires a Basic Access NI check, which will disclose any unspent convictions in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to help us identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

Let’s impact a better future, together.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme