Casual Catering Assistant (open to students)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Loughborough
TYPE
Part-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Hospitality & Catering
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Food preparation Cooking Customer service Teamwork Ability to work under pressure Adaptability Kitchen hygiene Cash handling

FULL DESCRIPTION

Casual Catering Assistant (open to students)

Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (LSU)

Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TT, GB

Salary: £12.71 per hour (plus 12.07% holiday pay supplement)

Type: Casual, Part-time, On-site

Application Deadline: Sunday 10th May 2025, 23:59

About the Role

We are currently seeking to recruit ‘Catering Assistants’ to join our growing team within the Social Enterprise department. Our catering department covers all the catering outlets within the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. In this role you will be working across our ‘JCs Kitchen & Humpit outlet’. To be successful in this role you will need to have an ability to work well under pressure and be able to work cooperatively within a team.

As a ‘Catering Assistant’ you will be part of a team of staff working a varied role from working in our JCs kitchen assisting with prepping, cooking, presenting, and serving a range of food items, as well as being part of the team who work serving customers in our ‘Humpit outlet’.

Responsibilities & Requirements

  • Food preparation, cooking, presenting, and serving food items
  • Serving customers in the Humpit outlet
  • Working under pressure in a fast-paced environment
  • Cooperating within a team
  • Ability to work unsociable hours and seasonal patterns
  • Aptitude for different outlets (determined during interview)

Additional Details

Full details can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.

If you believe you have the skills and the drive to excel in this role at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], please submit your application, ensuring that your Supporting Statement states why you want the role and demonstrates how your knowledge and skills meet the Person Specification detailed in the Job Description.

The role is offered as casual on [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Casual Scale (currently £12.71 per hour, plus 12.07% holiday pay supplement). Working unsociable hours will be part of this role. Our trading patterns are seasonal, reflecting University term times and this will also be reflected in shift patterns.

Training will be provided for all successful applicants.

Please note: Your application and interview will be assessed to determine which outlet you have the aptitude to be successful in. A job offer does not guarantee you choice of working location.

Applications close Sunday 10th May 2359hrs.

If you have any questions please contact the Catering Manager at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

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