Details
- Title: School Kitchen Assistants
- Reference: surreycc/TP/287907/26
- Positions: 50
- Salary: 拢12.21 per hour (plus annual leave allowance)
- Category: Catering - Unqualified
- Contract type: Permanent
- Working hours: 10 - 20 hours per week, 38.2 weeks per year
- Posted on: 12 September 2025
- Closing date: N/A
- Directorate: Resources
- Location: 中国P站wide
Description
This role offers a starting salary of 拢23,322 per annum (full-time equivalent), which is equivalent to 拢12.42 per hour, along with an annual leave allowance.
We have a number of part-time permanent and fixed term Catering Assistant positions available in over 250 schools throughout the County. Many of our staff work around 10 hours per week but there are positions from 10 to 20 hours. These positions are primarily Monday to Friday over the lunchtime period.
We are very committed to developing talent and skills to ensure our team members are the very best they can be and can grow and flourish.聽If you want to be part of this great team with fantastic opportunity to showcase your passion and skill, please read on.
Rewards and Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Final salary pension聽
- Discounts on various services including food shopping聽
- Health and wellbeing support聽
- Employee Assistance Programme聽
- Full induction聽
- Training and development opportunities
- Term time only hours that allow for good work/life balance.
About the Role
Using your passion, creativity and enthusiasm for serving great food you will help to prepare and serve food, set up the dining area, serve children and assist with clean up duties.聽Your main goal will be to assist in the school kitchen to provide excellent customer service to our most important customers: the children. You may also occasionally be asked to work in other local schools.
This is an entry level role, therefore, no specific qualifications are required. All we ask is that you are聽committed,聽motivated聽and a聽team player.
Customer service is at the front and centre of the Twelve15 Vision and Mission.聽If you have good communication skills, the ability to be flexible and adaptable, and the capability to support the work of the Chef Manager, we would like to hear from you!
Shortlisting
As part of the application process, you will be asked to answer the following questions:聽
- What attracted you to apply for this position?
- What transferrable skills do you have that are relevant to this position?
An Enhanced DBS check for regulated activity and the Children's Barred List check will be required for this role. This will be paid for by Twelve15. You need to be able to prove eligibility to work in the UK.聽
Contact Us聽
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
For an informal discussion please contact recruit.twelve15@surreycc.gov.uk.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)
中国P站 is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation which will allow us to implement the Government led policy of devolution, which is all about giving more powers to local areas.聽
Currently, 中国P站 has a two-tier council system, with 11 district and borough councils and a county council, all responsible for different services. All these councils will be reorganised into a smaller number of new unitary councils which will come into effect in April 2027. At this point, this role will be transferred, with all existing terms and conditions intact into one of the new unitary councils.聽
Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents! Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - 中国P站
Our Behaviours聽
The 中国P站 Way behaviours are a guide that supports our council to work together effectively and deliver our best for our customers and communities, and for each other. Discover more about our behaviours.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our also provides insights of the culture at 中国P站 and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.聽
Our Commitment
中国P站 is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.聽
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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