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Mobile General Catering Assistant I Schools Catering I Chorley
Lancashire County Council
Preston, England, United KingdomPart-time
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Salary £13.45 Per hour | 5 hours per week Minimum | Mobile General Catering
assistant | Chorley | Fixed Term until Dec 2026
Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Have you always been interested in a career in catering but felt the hours
wouldn't fit around your family commitments?
Why not join Lancashire School Meals?
Our Catering Assistant roles offer family-friendly working hours, allowing you
to work while your children are at school, be there for drop-offs and pick-ups,
and enjoy school holidays together.
Many of our current employees joined the service when their own children started
school and have gone on to enjoy long and rewarding careers. We offer excellent
training and development opportunities, and many of our team members have
progressed into supervisory and management roles.
As a Catering Assistant, you will join our friendly school kitchen team, helping
to prepare and serve healthy, balanced meals while creating a positive lunchtime
experience for pupils.
Lancashire County Council provide catering services to over 500 schools across
Lancashire, serving over 60,000 school meals per day and we are looking for
committed individuals to join the service
You will work as part of a team offering relief cover in Schools in the Chorley
and surrounding area, providing high quality, healthy, balanced meals for school
children
Key responsibilities:
Prepare the dining area for service, including the moving and setting up of
furniture and putting away
Assist in the preparation, cooking and serving of food and beverages
Cleaning of all equipment and catering areas
What we are looking for:
Ability to work as part of a team
Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
Good customer care skills
Previous catering and food preparation experience would be desirable.
Working Hours/Days:
Monday to Friday
Term time only
5 hrs per week MINIMUM, 1 hr per day Guaranteed , although hours are variable
depending upon school meal uptake
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be
required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a
'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process'
tab.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be
found on LCC Vacancies website.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if
we receive sufficient applications
Job Description and
Person Specification
[https://lancashire-county-council-umbraco-sites.uksouth01.umbraco.io/media/qyojlhaj/catering-assistant.pdf]