Overview
Catering Assistant – our award-winning school meals serve a great range of delicious, healthy meals using locally sourced, high-quality ingredients. We are looking for a Catering Assistant to join our friendly and supportive catering team.
Salary: £24,413 - £24,796 pro rata, per annum.
Responsibilities
* Assist with serving healthy award-winning meals, ensuring high standards of hygiene are maintained in the kitchen.
* Support basic food preparation and prepare counters and the dining room for service.
* Operate the cashless till system and undertake cleaning duties as required.
Qualifications and experience
* Level 2 Food Safety qualification or willingness to complete and pass it within the first 12 months of service.
* Experience of delivering excellent customer service and working as part of a team.
* Good communication skills, enthusiasm and self-motivation to uphold high catering service standards.
Benefits and requirements
We offer access to our Employee Assistance Programme (24-hour independent, free and confidential advice and support), access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and various other employee benefits including a staff discount card.
This post will require an enhanced DBS check with a barred list check for working with children. This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.
Additional information
Solihull Council has a responsibility for and a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please note we do not accept CVs.
How to apply
To apply, please follow the application process on the posting. If you have a specific question or require further information regarding this post, please contact Charlotte Kiely at 0121 704 6623.
When applying, you may request to be considered for other vacancies between 5 and 15 hours or for similar positions in a different geographical area within the borough.
Attached documents: CA JDPS September 2025.pdf
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