School Kitchen Assistants

Job Introduction This role offers a starting salary of £23,322 per annum (full-time equivalent), which is equivalent to £12.42 per hour, along with an annual leave allowance. We have a number of part-time permanent and fixed term Catering Assistant positions available in over 250 schools throughout the County. Many of our staff work around 10 hours per week but there are positions from 10 to 20 hours. These positions are primarily Monday to Friday over the lunchtime period. We are very committed to developing talent and skills to ensure our team members are the very best they can be and can grow and flourish. If you want to be part of this great team with fantastic opportunity to showcase your passion and skill, please read on. Our Offer to You Competitive salary Final salary pension Discounts on various services including food shopping Health and wellbeing support Employee Assistance Programme Full induction Training and development opportunities Term time only hours that allow for good work/life balance. About the Role Using your passion, creativity and enthusiasm for serving great food you will help to prepare and serve food, set up the dining area, serve children and assist with clean up duties. Your main goal will be to assist in the school kitchen to provide excellent customer service to our most important customers: the children. You may also occasionally be asked to work in other local schools. This is an entry level role, therefore, no specific qualifications are required. All we ask is that you are committed, motivated and a team player. Customer service is at the front and centre of the Twelve15 Vision and Mission. If you have good communication skills, the ability to be flexible and adaptable, and the capability to support the work of the Chef Manager, we would like to hear from you! Your Application As part of the application process, you will be asked to answer the following questions: What attracted you to apply for this position? What transferrable skills do you have that are relevant to this position? Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description, our behaviours and our Life at Surrey handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey. An Enhanced DBS check for regulated activity and the Children's Barred List check will be required for this role. This will be paid for by Twelve15. You need to be able to prove eligibility to work in the UK. Contact Us Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact recruit.twelve15@surreycc.gov.uk . We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit. Important Information regarding this vacancy Surrey County Council has confirmed that the Twelve15 service is expected to transfer to Hertfordshire Catering Limited (HCL) under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) on 1st September 2026. If you are successful in securing this role and are employed within the Twelve15 service at the point of transfer (1st September 2026), your employment is expected to transfer to HCL under TUPE. This means that your continuity of service and existing terms and conditions of employment that you would be recruited on, would transfer to the new employer. Further information will be provided during the recruitment process. Our Commitment We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview. Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we’re committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.