Job Description

Salary

23,315 pro rata per annum

Location

Scunthorpe, England

The vacancy

Are you friendly, reliable and passionate about delivering excellent customer service? DN Colleges Group is seeking a

Catering Assistant

to join our on-site catering team. You'll play a key role in preparing and serving food and drinks, maintaining high standards of hygiene, and ensuring our students, staff and visitors enjoy a welcoming and professional catering experience.


This is a great opportunity to work in a supportive environment where your contribution helps create a positive atmosphere across our college sites.

Actual Salary: 13,428.86 per annum

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday (9:00am - 14:00pm) / 25 hours per week / 35 weeks in a year

Essential Criteria

Relevant Food Hygiene qualification (or willingness to work towards). Experience in a similar catering or customer service role. Experience of food preparation, cooking and service. Good communication and timekeeping skills. Friendly, professional manner and a smart appearance.

Key Responsibilities

Assist in preparing food, snacks and drinks, including baking. Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in kitchen and dining areas. Provide prompt, efficient and friendly service to customers. Report customer feedback and complaints to the Catering Manager. Support the wider Estates and Facilities team as needed. Work flexibly across college sites and contribute to team success. Undertake mandatory training and participate in staff development. Support students on placement within the catering area.

Why Join Us?

Competitive salary 30 pro rata Bookable annual leave days, bank holidays, and 2 weeks off at Christmas. Professional development opportunities. Access to same-day GP appointments, high street discounts, discounted hair and beauty treatments, electric car scheme. On-site gym & florist (site dependent). Access to our In-house Food Hall & Coffee Shops.

Additional Information

As part of the recruitment process and in line with keeping children safe in education, we will conduct social media checks on shortlisted candidates. Additionally, before commencing employment, all employees undergo safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS.

Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are unable to

sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Closing date: 28th September 2025

Interested? Click 'Apply Now'

For further information about the role, please contact:

staff.recruitment@dncolleges.ac.uk

About us

Here at Doncaster College and University Centre we understand that choosing what to do next can be a huge decision. It's not just about the course you choose to study, it is about the tutors, the experiences and the friends you meet along the way.


We have over 120 courses at full and part-time, from entry level right up to university level. As well as the vast amount of courses on offer, we ensure all our students get the right support and guidance whether it is through our careers service, our additional learning support, counselling, student finance and many other services all tailored to each individual.


Our exciting and modern campus is in a central location, packed with workspaces designed to industry standard. We work directly with employers allowing you real work experience and industry insight that you will not get from sitting behind a desk.

The benefits

All employees at DN Colleges Group enjoy a generous annual leave allowance, as well as an additional 2 weeks closure over the Christmas period. We encourage all our teams to take regular breaks, no longer than 3 weeks, to enjoy a healthy work life balance.


DN Colleges Group are committed to Health and Wellbeing of all our employees. We have an increasing number of provisions exclusive to our employees, designed to help you stay at your best or to assist and provide support when you need it.

Attractive

salary

Generous annual leave

2 weeks off at Christmas

Electric car scheme

Vivup - Employee Wellbeing and Benefits platform Wellness initiatives, onsite during your working week. This could include health visitors, financial advisers, or physio specialists. Onsite fitness classes, at lunchtime or after work in conjunction with our Sports colleagues. Cycle to Work and Electric car scheme Free Eye Care Vouchers Discounted Hair and Beauty services On site nursery Online access to Remploy which is our 24/7 confidential mental health and counselling resource. In house counselling/safeguarding specialists to assist in Wellbeing

Lets Teach Programme

Let's Teach The LET's teach programme supports new members of teaching staff in terms of college systems and key teaching and learning areas including new staff lesson visits and postcard peeps. Each new member of staff has an allocated Lead Practitioner who works closely with them throughout the programme.

Let's Bloom

The LET's Bloom Programme aims to connect our experienced and qualified teachers to share best practice and support continued risk-taking as we continue to add depth to our teaching craft. Teachers volunteer on this one year programme, working closely with the Learning Enhancement Team, capturing their experimentation in a journal.