Catering jobs in United Kingdom

Catering Sessional Worker

Contract: Casual Contract

Location: Various Locations across UK (please scroll down to view)

Salary: Salary is dependent on location (please scroll down to view)

Closing Date: On going

Application: CV & Supporting Statement

Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a leading maritime charity in lifelong learning and personal development and is the governing charity of the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC), a civilian voluntary youth organisation engaging some 15,000 young people over 400 Sea Cadet Units, throughout the UK. The SCC offers a wide range of youth opportunities with the same enduring objective – to give young people the best possible head start in life through nautical adventure and fun.

We currently have a vacancy for Catering Sessional Workers at Port Edgar Boat Station and Weymouth National Boating Centre. The main proportion of the open season (February to November every year) is for Cadet training although outside bodies do book the facility for training and other purposes. The responsibilities of the Caterer are to assist with the operational effectiveness of the catering department and with routine galley duties. Experience of working in a busy catering environment would be advantageous.

• Current Food Hygiene Certificate held.


• Excellent communication skills.


• Experience of working in a catering environment.


• Ability to prepare good quality food for 100 people.


• Ability to work both as part of a team and unsupervised in the galley.


• Recognised additional qualification in catering held or proven track record in catering.


• Ability to be part of a wider team (which includes volunteers as well as employees).

• Good general level of education.


• Experience of working with young people


• Willing to undergo Food Hygiene training where required.


• City & Guilds 706/1 or NVQ2 in Catering held.

The successful candidate will be organised, possess strong communication skills and be an excellent team worker with the ability to work unsupervised. Working hours are as determined by the training programme, which will include some evening and weekend working. However, the experience of working with our cadets and other young people is rewarding especially if you are interested in and have benefited from youth work.

1. Port Edgar Boat Station: Port Edgar Marina, Shore Road, South Queens Ferry, EH30 9SQ


2. Weymouth National Boat Centre: Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8TZ


3. Midlands Boat Station: 35 Osler Street, Birmingham, B16 9EU

Outside London: £13.68 per hour

We are a national charity helping to develop lifelong learning skills for the youths of today. With strong links to the maritime sector and Royal Navy. The charity uses the impact of being on the water to change their lives. Offering great flexible work and benefits

MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.

We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.

All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo a criminal record check.