Catering Assistant - Blean Primary School

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 22 March 2026
LOCATION
Canterbury
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Hospitality
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Food Preparation Customer Service Teamwork Time Management Communication Skills Hygiene Standards Compliance Reliability Friendly and Approachable Demeanour

FULL DESCRIPTION

Catering Assistant - Blean Primary School in Canterbury

Prepare and serve delicious food while ensuring a fantastic customer experience.

Catering Assistant - Blean Primary School in Canterbury

Pabulum Catering are now recruiting for a Catering Assistant to help us deliver exceptional food experiences to our pupils at Blean Primary School. 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

Role details and benefits include:

  • 20 hours per week
  • Term time only
  • £12.21 per hour
  • Monday to Friday
  • Holiday pay
  • NEST pension scheme
  • Comprehensive Employee Assist Programme
  • Excellent work/family life balance due to term time only contract

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.

Catering Assistant - Blean Primary School in Canterbury employer: [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

Pabulum Catering is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and vibrant work culture that prioritises work-life balance, especially with our term-time only contracts. As a Catering Assistant at Blean Primary School, you will be part of a dedicated team committed to providing healthy, freshly prepared meals to children, while enjoying opportunities for personal growth and development across our numerous sites in Southern England.

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