Job Title: Catering Assistant Location: London Borough of Harrow, various sites across the borough Employer: Pertemps Recruitment Partnership (on behalf of London Borough of Harrow) Contract Type: Temporary (initially 3 months, ongoing) Hours: 04:30am to 11:00am Pay Rate: £14.71 per hour PAYE Work Arrangement: On-site Job Description Supporting the Council's in-house catering team, you will assist in delivering a high-quality, efficient food service across multiple sites, including canteens, hospitality, and Meals on Wheels. The service provides breakfast, lunch, grab-and-go options, and catering for meetings and events. This is a fast-paced, customer-focused environment requiring teamwork and flexibility. Main Duties and Responsibilities Assist with food preparation, cooking, and service Maintain cleanliness of kitchen and dining areas Support stock control and check deliveries Follow food safety and health & safety procedures Operate tills and handle payments Provide excellent customer serviceAbout You Essential Basic knowledge of food hygiene and health & safety Good communication and teamwork skills Ability to work under pressure Customer-focused and friendly Basic numeracy for cash handlingDesirable Experience in catering or hospitality Food Hygiene Certificate About us: For almost 60 years, Pertemps Recruitment Partnership have been the market leader in providing permanent and temporary staffing solutions and we are one of the most established players within the recruitment industry. The Sunday Times has listed us as one of the Best 100 Companies to work for 14 years running. We are not a big scary faceless company, quite the opposite: we strongly believe in the personal touch with everything we do. We are proud to be accredited 'investor in people' which is reflected across our business in length of service and career progression of our employees. London Borough of Harrow is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406. The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, any your data protection rights, can be found by visiting (url removed)