Salary: £13.28 per hour
Contract Type: Permanent, term time only
Vacancy Hours: 15 hours per week
Location: Easingwold, North Yorkshire – Easingwold Outwood Academy


Are you a friendly, customer-focused team player who enjoys working in a fast-paced food handling environment? If so, we'd love to hear from you! We are looking for a Catering Assistant to join our welcoming team at Easingwold Outwood Academy.

This rewarding role offers the opportunity to make a positive difference to a pupil’s day by helping provide nutritious and balanced school meals.

What We Offer

• Term-time only working, supporting a great work-life balance
• Full training provided
• Uniform provided
• Pension scheme
• Friendly and supportive team environment

What You'll Be Doing

• Assisting in the preparation of nutritious and balanced meals.
• Serving food to pupils during lunchtime service.
• Maintaining high standards of food hygiene and safety.
• Cleaning, organising, and supporting a busy kitchen environment.
• Working as part of a friendly and supportive catering team.
• Helping ensure pupils enjoy a positive dining experience every day.
• 15 hours per week, 3 hours per day over lunchtime

What We're Looking For

• A positive and enthusiastic attitude.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• The ability to work well as part of a team.
• A reliable and flexible approach to work.
• Someone who enjoys working in a busy, fast-paced environment.
• Previous catering experience is beneficial but not essential, as full training will be provided.

Join Our Team

If you're passionate about food, enjoy working with people, and want a role that fits around family life while making a real difference, we'd love to receive your application. Apply today and become part of our dedicated catering team at Easingwold Outwood Academy. We reserve the right to close this advert early if the right applicant comes forward.

Please contact elaine.clemit@northyorks.gov.uk

Key Documents:
Job description
Total rewards | North Yorkshire Council

Key Dates:
Closing date: 06 December 2026
Interview Date: Please note, we will be interviewing while the advert is live and this vacancy may close if a suitable applicant is successful
Venue for Interview: Easingwold Outwood Academy

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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 share 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.