Food Service Assistant - Durham The Role You will be working as part of a team to provide students, colleagues and guests with a courteous, professional, friendly and efficient catering service. Working as part of the catering team you will ensure that food service and dining areas are set up to an exceptional standard and remain clean, tidy and a safe working environment. Washing up is completed as part of the role, this will include the use of an automatic dishwasher, and after service, all food areas are cleared and cleaned. Working in a catering environment requires an element of physical manual handling which can include lifting and transporting food and catering equipment, including heavy plates and cutlery. Specific Role InformationWe will require you to be punctual, flexible and willing to work variable shift patterns, including evenings and weekends. Example of the shifts are breakfast/lunch 7.30am-3pm, lunch 10am-3pm and dinner 4.30pm-8pm with on occasion finishing at 10pm if there is a function taking place. We have multiple vacancies available, varying between 9, 10, 12, 16 or 25 hours per week. Some of these contracts are for 52 weeks, and others for 32 weeks (Term time only contracts). Open dayApplicants will be invited to attend our Recruitment Open Day for an informal interview on Wednesday 08 April 2026. You will receive an email invite to this Open Day, please contact us if you do not receive this. Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description. Who to contact for more information If you would like to have a chat or ask any questions about the role or if you are struggling to complete the application process, the systems and administration team would be happy to speak to you: .