Are you enthusiastic, customer‑focused, and passionate about providing high‑quality catering services? We are looking for a Catering Kitchen Assistant to join our busy catering team, supporting food preparation, service, and the smooth running of our on‑site facilities. You will play an essential role in delivering an excellent experience to students, staff, and visitors, while maintaining high standards of food hygiene and customer service.
Actual Salary: £18, £19,141.54 per annum
Essential Criteria
* Relevant Food Hygiene qualification, or willingness to work towards one.
* Recent and relevant experience in a similar role, or experience aligned to the duties of the post.
* Experience in customer service and/or cash handling.
* Experience of food preparation, cooking, and service.
* Friendly, professional manner with strong communication and teamwork skills.
Key Responsibilities
* Assist with the preparation of food, snacks, and drinks within the on‑site catering facilities.
* Maintain clean and tidy kitchen and dining areas, ensuring high food hygiene standards at all times.
* Provide prompt, efficient, and customer‑focused service, maintaining visibility and approachability during service periods.
* Support the Production Chef and work collaboratively as an active member of the catering team.
* Accurately complete Safer Food, Better Business (SFBB) documentation.
* Report customer requests and complaints promptly to the Front of House Manager or Production Chef.
* Work flexibly across any College site to meet business needs, including events and breakfast service.
* Undertake mandatory training and participate positively in appraisal and personal development processes.
* Support students on placement within the catering environment.
* Contribute to departmental self‑assessment and overall service improvement.
Why Join Us?
* Competitive salary
* 35 Bookable annual leave days, bank holidays, and 2 weeks off at Christmas.
* Professional development opportunities.
* Access to same-day GP appointments, high street discounts, discounted hair and beauty treatments, electric car scheme.
* On-site gym & florist (site dependent).
* Access to our In-house Food Hall & Coffee Shops
Additional Information
* Safer Recruitment: As part of the recruitment process and in line with keeping children safe in education, we will conduct social media checks on shortlisted candidates. Additionally, before commencing employment, all employees undergo safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS.
* Right to Work: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
This role is for 30 hours per week - 38 weeks per year worked across 5 days, with flexibility required to support business needs including events and breakfast service.
Closing date: 22nd February 2026
Shortlisting date: 23rd February 2026
Interview date: 3rd march 2026
If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact
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About us
Here at Doncaster College and University Centre we understand that choosing what to do next can be a huge decision. It's not just about the course you choose to study, it is about the tutors, the experiences and the friends you meet along the way.
We have over 120 courses at full and part-time, from entry level right up to university level. As well as the vast amount of courses on offer, we ensure all our students get the right support and guidance whether it is through our careers service, our additional learning support, counselling, student finance and many other services all tailored to each individual.
Our exciting and modern campus is in a central location, packed with workspaces designed to industry standard. We work directly with employers allowing you real work experience and industry insight that you will not get from sitting behind a desk.
The benefits
All employees at DN Colleges Group enjoy a generous annual leave allowance, as well as an additional 2 weeks closure over the Christmas period. We encourage all our teams to take regular breaks, no longer than 3 weeks, to enjoy a healthy work life balance.
DN Colleges Group are committed to Health and Wellbeing of all our employees. We have an increasing number of provisions exclusive to our employees, designed to help you stay at your best or to assist and provide support when you need it.
Health and fitness suite
Generous annual leave
2 weeks off at Christmas
Electric car scheme
* Vivup – Employee Wellbeing and Benefits platform
* Wellness initiatives, onsite during your working week. This could include health visitors, financial advisers, or physio specialists.
* Onsite fitness classes, at lunchtime or after work in conjunction with our Sports colleagues.
* Cycle to Work and Electric car scheme
* Free Eye Care Vouchers
* Discounted Hair and Beauty services
* On site nursery
* Online access to Remploy which is our 24/7 confidential mental health and counselling resource.
* In house counselling/safeguarding specialists to assist in Wellbeing
Lets Teach Programme
Let's Teach The LET's teach programme supports new members of teaching staff in terms of college systems and key teaching and learning areas including new staff lesson visits and postcard peeps. Each new member of staff has an allocated Lead Practitioner who works closely with them throughout the programme.
Let's Bloom
The LET's Bloom Programme aims to connect our experienced and qualified teachers to share best practice and support continued risk-taking as we continue to add depth to our teaching craft. Teachers volunteer on this one year programme, working closely with the Learning Enhancement Team, capturing their experimentation in a journal.
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