Job Description

Salary: 12.65 per hour

Grade: AB

Contract: Permanent (Term Time Only)

Hours: 12.5 hours per week

Location: Leyburn, North Yorkshire- The Wensleydale School

The Role

We have an opportunity to join our award-winning Facilities Management catering team where you will be providing tasty, nutritious, home-cooked meals made from locally sourced fresh produce.



We are a 'fresh food' organisation encouraging children and young people to choose nutritious meals. We are proud to offer a wide choice of healthy options to our children encouraging them to eat well and fuelling their appetite for learning.



We are currently recruiting a Catering Assistant to join our team at The Wensleydale School. As a Catering Assistant your role will be to support the Catering Manager in delivering an effective catering service operating to the highest standards of food safety. Your daily tasks will include serving meals to students and staff, washing up and cleaning the kitchen areas.



You will be a valued member of our friendly team who is reliable, dependable and committed working from 10:30 to 13:00 totalling to 12.5 hrs per week. No weekend work! 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.

Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier. These include:
A local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution Salary sacrifice schemes Employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more! Travel loans Health Assured - confidential help and support for your wellbeing

Contact Information

If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Jason Oliver (Area Manager) on 07814930952 or email at jason.oliver@northyorks.gov.uk.

Key Dates:

Closing date: 7th December 2025

Interview date: TBC

Venue for Interview: The Wensleydale School, Leyburn

Key Documents:

Total Rewards Brochure





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 are 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 Councils' 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

Salary:

12.65 - 12.65 per hour

Posted:

04/12/2025

Closing date:

14/12/2025

Closing time:

23:59