Catering Assistant I Schools Catering I St Joseph's Catholic Primary School I Anderton, Chorley

Job description

Job Description

Salary £13.45 Per hour | Permanent, Variable Hours | Part time, 15 hours per week | Term time | Anderton St Josephs Primary School

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

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 in Anderton St Joseph primary school, 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

15 hrs per week , 3 hrs per day, 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.

Local Government Reorganisation

The Government has confirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised, with the current 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North, South, East and West Lancashire from April 2028.

If you are successful in your application, you will initially join Lancashire County Council. However, as part of the planned transition, your employment will transfer to one of the new unitary councils from April 2028, subject to the implementation of the reorganisation and relevant employment legislation.

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

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