Catering Assistant
Catering Assistant
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Job Description
Role: Catering Assistant
Department: Estates & Facilities Management
Location: Carbrook Sheffield
Salary:(pro rata)
Hours: 10
Contract Type: Temporary until 28.02.26
We are looking for a Catering Assistant to work in our busy Catering Department. In this role you will work as part of a dedicated Catering Team assisting in all areas of the Catering Department including basic food preparation cleaning associated equipment and areas and completing basic paperwork.
You will have some previous catering experience and be able to demonstrate good communication and customer service skills.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide excellent levels of customer service at all times.
- Ensure the unit maintains the highest possible standards of food hygiene and complies with all relevant legislation.
- Undertake the preparation and service of foodstuff.
- Place and receipt of orders for all foodstuffs required for normal service as and when required or in the Catering Managers absence.
- Check foodstuffs received for quality and quantity.
- Ensure compliance with the Forces policies and procedures (HACCP).
- Take monies from customers using a cash register and perform correct cashcontrol within standard financial regulations.
- Ensure cleaning functions are carried out promptly and effectively.
- Complete basic paperwork.
Skills and experience:
- Basic Food Hygiene Qualification.
Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview
For more detailed information relating to the role skills and experience for this role please click here to view the role profile.
What we offer:
We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better worklife balance some of which are listed below:
- A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
- Generous annual leave allowance
- A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity paternity and adoption leave
- Flexible working arrangements including flexitime and hybrid working
- A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness Integrity & Trust
- Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
- Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7 offering confidential support and advice
- Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card Company Shop Cycle to work scheme
- Committed to embedding sustainability: South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy()
- Membership to the Sports and Social Club
- Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks
Eligibility:
Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a prerequisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.
Appearance & Standards:
South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between selfexpression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers staff and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.
Smarter ways of Working:
South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables South Yorkshire Police to provide an outstanding service to the community.
There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed Field and Hybrid.
This role has been evaluated as a fixed role.
Fixed: This is a traditional arrangement applicable when the work is mostly required to be undertaken at a fixed single place of work (on police premises) for most of the time. The work can only or is more effectively delivered from a police premises or other agreed organisational/partner premises.
South Yorkshire Polices Key Values:
At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do Fairness Integrity & Trust the attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.
Contact details:
For further information about the role please contact: Alison Wild on
Closing Date: 15th April 2025
Closing dates are not normally extended other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role.
How to apply:
Please click Apply
Candidate Information:
Please note that should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment the relevant preemployment checks are required. These include references medical clearance vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Applications are particularly welcome fromfemale and ethnic minority candidates.
It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve in order for us to provide the best service utilising a range of backgrounds experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable underrepresented groups.
If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer please contact our dedicated team on
In addition we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.
Internal Candidates:
This vacancy is temporary therefore you must have the support of your current Line Manager to apply. If you are a permanent member of staff this would be classed as a secondment opportunity. If you are on a fixed term contract you must contact the Talent Acquisition Team before applying.
Please ensure that you and your current line manager complete the attached consent email the completed form to the hiring line manager with the role title and the closing date stated in the subject of your email.
Without support your application will not be considered any further.
The decision to make all adverts temporary for a fixed term of 12 months is due to the financial position. As the financial position becomes clearer it may be that we can make some of these posts permanent without the need to run a second recruitment process equally they could be ended sooner than the 12 months.
Documents to Review:
For the Police Staff Recruitment Vetting Handbook PleaseClick here
For Application Guidance and Tips PleaseClick Here
For the FIT Values of South Yorkshire Police PleaseClick Here
For Secondment Approval PleaseClick Here
Employment Type
Full-Time
