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Job Title: Catering Assistant
Status: Permanent, 37 hours per week (term time only)
Working Pattern: 5 days over 7, and shifts between 7am and 7pm. Requirement to work part of July.
Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 3rd May 2026
Assessment Centre Date: Rolling Interviews
Overview
Would you like to join our catering team? To support the delivery of a high-quality catering service for up to 1000 residential, up to 7500-day students and 650 staff across multiple outlets on campus. At Reaseheath College, we have access to home grown produce, including Aberdeen Angus and Wagyu beef, lamb as well as amazing tomatoes, chillies and fresh salad from our glasshouse and our own cheese and butter.
Key responsibilities:
1. Deliver a high level of customer service through polite and friendly interaction to ensure a positive experience for internal and external customers
2. Work flexibly to support the wider team by preparing basic food, serving food, operating tills, stocking up, pot washing and cleaning areas as required
3. Work in a busy, varied and supportive environment
4. Assist with hospitality and functions as required
5. Demonstrate a good working knowledge of products and meals plans to advise customers on correct and current pricing including special offers across all outlets
The successful candidate will:
6. Knowledge of food handling and basic food preparation
7. Demonstrable experience of working in a catering or service-related industry delivering a high-quality customer experience
8. Ability to work flexibility and enthusiastically to meet team, customer and business needs
9. Communicate effectively with all customers with a high level of interpersonal skills
10. Self-motivated but with a passion to deliver a high-quality customer experience
We can offer you:
11. Generous pension scheme with an employer contribution of 20.8%
12. Enhanced sick pay of up to 6 months full pay depending upon service
13. On site gym membership available
14. Pluxee reward scheme
15. Free Parking
For more information, please refer to the additional job description. Alternatively, you can contact the HR Team to arrange a conversation or tour with our hiring managers.
Please note this role constitutes ‘regulated activity’ as defined by the Protection of Freedom Act 2012. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check with barred list information prior to starting employment. You must also have the right to work in the UK and will be required to provide evidence to support this. In addition, online checks will be carried out during the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Reaseheath College is committed to achieving its public sector general equality duty, which is set out in the Equality Act 2010. The College has a clear mission and clear values, which incorporate equality, diversity and inclusion.
The College staff recruitment and selection process, CPD processes, policies and practice are designed to ensure that when employment decisions are made, they are based solely on the skills and qualities required for the position and comply with all relevant employment legislation and best practice standards.
Disability Support
The College is a Disability Confident Employer and will support any reasonable adjustments you require to perform your best during the recruitment process. You can contact the HR team should you require any adjustments during either your application or during the assessment centre.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised close date if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
We do not accept applications or speculative CVs through recruitment agencies.
Safeguarding Statement
Reaseheath College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.