Catering Assistant - Part Time

Are you friendly, customer‑focused and passionate about great food? We are looking for a Catering Assistant to join our busy onsite catering team and help us deliver an excellent service to students, staff and visitors.

In this role, you will support the preparation and service of food and drinks, maintain high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene, and ensure every customer receives a warm welcome. This is a varied position suited to someone who enjoys working as part of a team in a fast‑paced environment and takes pride in their work.

If you’re enthusiastic, reliable and ready to make a positive contribution to our College community, we’d love to hear from you.

Actual Salary: £17,236.31 per annum

Working Pattern:
Monday - Friday (7:30am - 1:30pm) / 30 hours per week

• Relevant Food Hygiene qualification (or willingness to work towards this)
• Recent experience in a similar catering or customer‑facing role
• Experience of food preparation, cooking and service
• Friendly, professional manner with excellent timekeeping
• Ability to work flexibly and as part of a team, with good communication skills

• Assist in the preparation of food, snacks, drinks and baked items within the College’s catering facilities
• Maintain a clean, tidy and hygienic kitchen and eating area at all times
• Provide prompt, efficient and friendly service, exceeding customer expectations
• Be visible, approachable and knowledgeable about the food items available throughout service periods
• Work collaboratively as a positive member of the catering team, supporting wider Estates and Facilities where needed
• Report customer requests and complaints promptly to the Catering Manager
• Undertake mandatory and role‑specific training, contributing to continuous improvement and service quality

• Competitive salary
• 30 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.
• 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

• 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.

North Lindsey College has been a key training provider in Scunthorpe for over 60 years, helping thousands of people throughout the years to go on to achieve their dreams.

We offer post‑16 study programmes, apprenticeships, trainee ships, part‑time short courses and Higher Education programmes.

Across all of our provision we work closely with employers across every sector in this region and further afield, to help you gain the skills you need to progress into your chosen career.

22nd February

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