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Mobile Catering Assistant |Peripatetic | Rossendale, Blackburn and surrounding areas

Lancashire County Council.com

24k - 26k GBP/year

Office

Rossendale, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Part Time

| Salary £12.60  Per hour | Permanent,  variable hours, 16.25 hours per week | Rossendale, Blackburn & Surrounding Areas | 

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship 

16.25 hrs. a week    Peripatetic (Mobile catering assistant) to cover schools in the Rossendale /Blackburn and Burnley Areas. Mileage allowance. term time only. Mon to fri.

You will be required to cook in this post

Business insurance is required for the car.

Lancashire County Council provide catering services to over 500 schools across Lancashire, serving over 60,000 school meals per day and we are looking for committed individuals to join the service

You will work as part of a team in and around Lancaster providing high quality, healthy, balanced meals for school children. This position is working as cover in various schools within Lancashire. Contracted to a minimum of 16.25 hours per week, pro rata

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare the dining area for service, including the moving and setting up of furniture and putting away
  • Assist in the preparation, cooking and serving of food and beverages
  • Clean all equipment and catering areas
  • Run units in the absence of a UCS
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
  • Good customer care skills
  • Previous catering and food preparation experience would be essential
  • Running various kitchens in the absence of the unit manager
  • Assist in the preparation, cooking and serving of food and beverages
  • Clean all equipment and catering areas
  • Run units in the absence of a UCS
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
  • Good customer care skills
  • Previous catering and food preparation experience would be essential
  • Running various kitchens in the absence of the unit manager

What We Are Looking For:

Working Hours/Days:

  • Monday To Friday

  • Term Time Only

  • Essential Car User

  • 16.25 hours per week, although hours are variable depending upon school meal uptake and service needs

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

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

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation 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. 

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability. 

Job Description & Person Specification

Mobile Catering Assistant |Peripatetic | Rossendale, Blackburn and surrounding areas

Office

Rossendale, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Part Time

24k - 26k GBP/year

October 7, 2025

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Lancashire County Council