Casual Mobile Catering Assistant - Basildon Area

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 22 March 2026
LOCATION
Westcliff-on-Sea
TYPE
Part-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Hospitality
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SKILLS

Food Preparation Customer Service Teamwork Time Management Communication Skills Driving Food Handling and Hygiene Standards Reliability

FULL DESCRIPTION

Casual Mobile Catering Assistant - Basildon Area in Essex, Westcliff-on-Sea

Westcliff-on-Sea

Part-Time

11 - 16 £ / hour (est.)

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Prepare and serve delicious food while ensuring a fantastic customer experience.
  • Company: Join Pabulum Catering, a company dedicated to healthy food for children.
  • Benefits: Earn £13 per hour, enjoy holiday pay, and a great work-life balance.
  • Why this job: Be part of a positive team making a real difference in schools.
  • Qualifications: Passionate about food, reliable, and able to drive to various locations.
  • Other info: Term time only hours with opportunities for growth and development.

The predicted salary is between 11 - 16 £ per hour.

Pabulum Catering are now recruiting for a Casual Mobile Catering Assistant to help us deliver exceptional food experiences to our pupils in various schools in the Basildon Area. You will be primarily required to support various schools in the Basildon area, but you must be able to drive, own a car and be willing to travel to support other schools in the operational area if needed (reasonable travel expenses will be paid when covering at other schools). The base role will cover the Southend-On-Sea, Basildon and Purfleet Area.

In return we offer an excellent work life balance, support and a fantastic company culture for a business committed to providing healthy food to children. At Pabulum, you’re important; without our employees we wouldn’t be where we are today with such a strong, innovative, and constantly growing business. With over 120 sites across Southern England there’s plenty of opportunity for you to grow, learn and develop. We are now seeking a talented Catering Assistant to join our fantastic team!

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Preparing our delicious food
  • Serving our lovely customers and providing a fantastic service
  • Working well as part of a team
  • Cleaning up after service
  • Replenishing counters
  • Working on the tills and completing paperwork
  • Complying with Food Handling and Hygiene Standards

Our ideal Catering Assistant will be:

  • Passionate about food
  • A fantastic communicator who works well as part of a team
  • Able to work under pressure
  • An exceptional timekeeper and reliable
  • Friendly and approachable
  • Able to drive their own car to travel to various work locations

Role details and benefits include:

  • Casual hours per week
  • Term time only working hours
  • £13 per hour
  • Monday to Friday
  • Holiday pay
  • NEST pension scheme
  • Comprehensive Employee Assist Programme
  • Excellent work/family life balance due to term time only working hours

At Pabulum there are three basic ingredients for your role:

  • The food - Here at Pabulum, we take our values so seriously that we put Education, Passion, Sensation, and Innovation forefront of everything we do. 94% of our food is freshly prepared on site every day, using 75% British produce and little or no frozen or processed foods.
  • The people - Happy customers always come back for more, so we expect you to ensure they have an excellent customer experience.
  • And you - We are recruiting for a Catering Assistant to join our positive and professional team.

As you will be working in Education, you must provide two employment/character references and we’ll also carry out an Enhanced DBS / Criminal Record Check as well (which we’ll pay for).

Interested in becoming part of the Pabulum family? Please apply online.

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