Lancashire County Council

Catering Assistant I Schools Catering I Lytham St Annes High School

Lancashire County Council  •  £13/hr  •  Fylde, GB / Lytham St Annes, GB (Onsite)  •  23 hours ago
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Job Description

Salary £13.45 per hour | Part time | 12.5 hours per week | Term Time only | Permanent, Variable hours | Lytham St Annes High School

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

Catering Assistant

Looking for a role that fits around your life? As a Catering Assistant at Lytham St Annes High School, you’ll enjoy a great work-life balance with no evening, weekend, or school holiday shifts. This is the perfect opportunity if you’re looking for a rewarding role during school hours.

This role also includes additional benefits like our Viv-up scheme and our pension scheme.

Lancashire County Council provides catering services to over 500 schools across the county, serving more than 60,000 meals every day. Now, we’re looking for someone like you to join our dedicated team.

In this role, you will:

  • Be part of a friendly and supportive High School team
  • Help prepare, cook, and serve healthy, balanced meals to students
  • Keep catering areas and equipment clean and hygienic

We would love to hear from you if you:

  • Enjoy working as part of a team
  • Can stay calm under pressure and use your initiative
  • Have great customer service skills
  • Have experience in catering or food preparation (this is a bonus, not a must!)

We’d love to hear from you if you:

  • Are a team player with a positive and proactive attitude
  • Have strong customer service and communication skills
  • Have previous catering or food preparation experience (preferred but not essential

Working Hours:

  • Monday to Friday
  • 2.5 hours per day
  • 12.5 hours per week – term time only

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.

Throughout this period, our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities. By joining us now, you'll play an important role in shaping the future of local government and helping to build a strong new organisation that will serve residents for years to come.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications

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Lancashire County Council

About Lancashire County Council

Lancashire County Council is committed to improving the quality of life for everyone in Lancashire. We believe that all our citizens have the right to be treated fairly. We recognise that some people do not get an equal chance in life.

For some of our children and young people this can have a lasting impact on their future. We will play our part in helping to narrow the gaps that exist between different parts our communities and improving the quality of life of those who have less advantages and are in danger of poor outcomes.

As a community leader, employer and provider of services we want to make sure that everyone in Lancashire has the opportunity to achieve their potential, no matter where they live or what their background, individual characteristics or personal circumstances might be.

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Government & Public Safety
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Preston, GB
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