Job Description

Salary: 12.65 per hour

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 10 hours per week, term time only (5 core & 5 variable)

Location: Cowling, North Yorkshire

As part of our catering team, you will be performing a variety of tasks to help prepare tasty, nutritious meals from locally sourced fresh produce.



We are currently recruiting for a Catering Kitchen Assistant to join our team at

Cowling Primary School, Gill Lane, Cowling, BD22 0DF

As a Catering Assistant your role will be to support the Cook in delivering an effective catering service operating to the highest standards of food safety. Daily, you will be carrying out basic food preparation, serving meals to children and staff, washing up and cleaning the kitchen and dining room. You will be a valued member of our friendly team who is reliable, dependable and committed, working from 11:30 to 13:30, totalling to 10 hours per week over 5 days.



You will work term time weeks only; however, you will receive equal monthly payments throughout the year. For this you will be paid 12.65 per hour in addition to annual holiday and Bank Holiday entitlement.

What can we offer you?

You could find working for NYES Catering more rewarding than you first thought:


Competitive rate of pay Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme Generous holiday entitlement starting at 28 days, increasing with continuous service, paid pro rata as part of annual salary Access to a range of benefits and discounts including green car scheme, childcare vouchers and home technology scheme.




For more information contact Anne Marie Kaye at AnneMarie.Kaye2@northyorks.gov.uk

Key Documents:

Job description: General Kitchen Assistant.docx

Total rewards | North Yorkshire Council

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 09 November 2025

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Interview Location: To be confirmed

DBS

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.



It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.



We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.



NYC is committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.



We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.



North Yorkshire Council's purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services, we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

Catering Assistant

Posted:

23/10/2025

Closing date:

09/11/2025

Closing time:

23:59