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Mobile Catering Assistant I Schools Catering I Blackburn With Darwen


Job Location:

Darwen - UK

Hourly Salary: GBP 13 - 13
Posted: 15 September 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 13 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Salary 13.45 per hour Fixed term until 12/02/2027 Part time 5 hours per week Minimum 5hours per week Term Time only Variable hours Blackburn With Darwen Blackburn

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Have you always been interested in a career in catering but felt the hours wouldnt fit around your family commitments

Why not join Lancashire School Meals

Our Mobile Catering Assistant roles offer family-friendly working hours allowing you to work while your children are at school be there for drop-offs and pick-ups and enjoy school holidays together.

Many of our current employees joined the service when their own children started school and have gone on to enjoy long and rewarding careers. We offer excellent training and development opportunities and many of our team members have progressed into supervisory and management roles.

As a Catering Assistant you will join our friendly school kitchen team helping to prepare and serve healthy balanced meals while creating a positive lunchtime experience for pupils.

Lancashire County Councils School Catering Service provides more than 60000 meals every day across over 500 schools and youll play an important part in serving a nutritious meal to the children of Lancashire.

You will work as part of a team offering relief cover in Schools in Blackburn with Darwen and surrounding area providing high quality healthy balanced meals for school children

What youll do:

  • Help serve nutritious school meals.
  • Support general kitchen and cleaning duties.
  • Work as part of a friendly and supportive team.
  • Help create a safe and welcoming dining environment for children.
  • Follow food safety and hygiene standards
  • Variable hours hours are variable depending upon school meal uptake

We are looking for someone who:

  • Is reliable dependable and ready to contribute.
  • Works well as part of a team.
  • Can remain calm and work efficiently during busy periods.
  • Can use their own initiative when needed.
  • Has good customer service and communication skills.
  • Has previous catering and food-preparation experience which is essential for this role.

What we offer:

  • Family-friendly working hours Monday to Friday term time only
  • A supportive team environment where everyone plays their part.
  • An active and practical role with no two days quite the same
  • A rewarding role supporting the health and wellbeing of local children.
  • Lancashire County Council also offers a range of benefits which can be found on our websitehere.

The post you are applying for is covered by theRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a disclosure. Further information can be found on the Our Recruitment Process tab.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications

Job Description and Person Specification




Required Experience:

Junior IC


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