At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our catering team to prepare and serve delicious meals while ensuring a friendly environment.
- Company: North Lanarkshire Council, committed to quality service and community support.
- Benefits: Enjoy 27 days annual leave, health benefits, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Flexible working options and guaranteed interviews for care-experienced applicants.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while gaining valuable experience in catering.
- Qualifications: Good communication skills and some customer service experience are essential.
The predicted salary is between 27455 - 28533 £ per year.
Join our dedicated catering team and play a key role in delivering a warm, welcoming, and high-quality service to our customers. As a Catering Assistant, you will work efficiently to support daily food preparation, serve meals and beverages, and help maintain a clean, safe, and friendly environment. Your positive attitude and commitment to great customer service will make a real difference in our busy setting.
We are looking for someone who:
- Communicates clearly and confidently
- Has good literacy and numeracy skills
- Understands customer needs and current food trends
- Works well as part of a team
- Brings experience of customer service, with some exposure to till or cash handling
Experience within a catering environment is desirable, and holding an Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate would be an advantage. If you are enthusiastic, reliable, and enjoy working with people, we’d love to hear from you and welcome you to our team.
Successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme before starting. This will be arranged by North Lanarkshire Council.
Important Application Guidance: To support your application and ensure fair shortlisting, you must provide a supporting statement. In this statement, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria listed in the job description. Applications that do not address these criteria may not be shortlisted.
Work pattern: 12.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday - 11:30 to 14:00
Various Locations in Cumbernauld Area:
- Our Lady's High School Cumbernauld
- St Mary's Primary School Cumbernauld
- St Helen's Primary School
- St Maurice's High School
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council: If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays, and a wide range of benefits available to you.
We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career. For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub.
North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.
North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care, you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live.
To find out more, alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.
***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***
Catering Assistant (6 Posts) (Various Locations in Cumbernauld Area) - REQ06385 - 479180 employer: North Lanarkshire Council
At North Lanarkshire Council, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that values teamwork and customer service. As a Catering Assistant in the Cumbernauld area, you will benefit from a comprehensive package of benefits including 27 days of annual leave, flexible working options, and extensive learning and development opportunities through our LearnNL academy, all while making a meaningful impact in your community.
