Peripatetic Kitchen / Catering Assistant
Catering Assistant (Fixed term to 31 Dec 2025)
Our Elmbridge Centres for the Community promote an active and full life for residents, operating at the heart to their local communities, and offering a vital and attractive range of services with a focus on well-being, social and leisure activities, and opportunities to learn new skills.
We are looking for a Catering Assistant to join our Community Services team, to provide meals at any of our 6 Centres for the Community, located at Claygate, Cobham, Hersham (café), Molesey, Walton and Weybridge, and support the delivery of our Meals on Wheels service.
The role requires an individual who has a friendly and caring attitude, and who is a team player, offer experience of working within a kitchen and demonstrate a positive problem-solving attitude and can communicate effectively. Level 2 Food Hygiene certification will be required for this role.
You will be working with a dedicated team, committed to doing their best for the older and vulnerable people in our community and as such a basic DBS check is required.
You can read more on our plans for community services on our website: https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/news/2024/help-us-shape-brighter-future-all-elmbridge-especially-those-need
If you would like to know more, please call Ian Burrows, Head of Culture, Leisure and Environment 01372 474572 or email iburrows@elmbridge.gov.uk
Closing date: 18 December 10am, interviews 8 Jan 2025
How to Apply
Please note that we do not accept CVs. We only accept online applications. Our applications can take up to 2hrs to complete but we have prepared some guidelines to help you with the application as it’s such an important part of the process.
https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/blogs/2022/how-ace-local-authority-application-form
To apply use the "Apply Online" button below, which will take you to our Applicant Tracking System ('ATS') where, once you have applied, you can log on to your online account at any time to view the status of any of your applications. By using ATS, you can track the progress of your application(s), receive communications by email, select your own interview time online and see whether you have been made a conditional offer.