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Catering Assistant

Kent County Council

Select country£26,168 pro rataAll contractsVarious hours availableCloses: 30 June, 2026

Role Responsibility

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Kent County Council, Country Parks team who provide leisure, educational, events, venue hire and café services across 9 Country Parks in Kent.
Country Parks are looking for Catering Assistants to work at their country park cafes at Shorne Woods Country Park and Lullingstone Country Park
We are seeking a highly motivated individual with an interest in customer service and catering
There are various contracts on offer including but not limited to:
Shorne Woods Country Park
Monday 12 – 4 April to October
Friday 12 – 4 – April to October
Lullingstone Country Park
Wednesday 11 – 2 – April to July with the possibility of extending to end of August
Saturday and Sunday 11 – 3 April – October
You will be expected to hold Level 1 or 2 Food Safety certificate.
The individual needs to be organised with strong customer service skills to ensure that visitors to the parks receive a quality café experience.
You will report to the Catering Services Manager who is responsible for the four Country Park café sites.
A job share will be considered for some of these contracts. When applying please be clear on the contract that you are applying for and the days that you wish to work.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification

Contact Details

For further information on this role please contact:
Kelly Ockelford
03000 414747
Kelly.Ockelford@Kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

Job Description & Person Specification

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