Catering Assistant @ Fettes College (Full time, Part time, Weekend only & Term time options available) The Role

Summary

We are currently seeking to fill the position of Catering Assistant @ Fettes College (Full time, Part time, Weekend only & Term time options available) The Role.

Detail

The salary for this role is £13.22 per hour.

In addition to being part of a great team you will be entitled to a range of benefits that include:

• 30 days holidays and 8 days public holidays, generally taken outside term time.

• Time off over Christmas and New Year (2 weeks of annual leave) as the school is closed.

• Parking within the campus grounds. The campus is easily accessed by car and bus. There is a bus stop located outside the campus serving several routes across the city, including routes to railway station.

• Membership of Westwood’s gym and health club which offers a range of excellent fitness and leisure facilities including a 25m swimming pool.

• Free lunchtime meals during term time, and at other times when catering is provided, and you are on duty.

• Life insurance scheme.

• Excellent Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Fettes College Pension Plan - This scheme is a money purchase one, operating as a salary exchange plan. The College will contribute a minimum of 8% of your basic annual salary to the Plan and you will be required to contribute a minimum of 2% of basic annual salary. If you contribute 10% or more, the College will contribute 12%.

• Access to discounted healthcare, additional life insurance, shopping discounts, etc through our 4me benefits portal.

Hours of Work

We have a range of different working patterns available:

• Full time hours - 35 hours per week (varied start and finish between 6.30am and 9.30pm), 5 days out of 7 to cover weekends.

• Part time hours

• Weekend working

• Term time working

The hours and working schedule for part time, weekend only and term time positions will be discussed at interview. All staff are expected to accept a reasonable amount of overtime if requested from time to time and for specific annual events. 

Please see the full Job Description for duties and responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

• Have a passion for providing excellent customer service.

• Excellent time keeping and time management skills.

• Be familiar with Health and Safety requirements within a catering environment.

• Be a competent multi-tasker, who can work under pressure, and as part of a happy and committed catering team.

• Ideally, have a strong background in a similar high volume/high quality catering establishment.

• An Elementary Food Hygiene qualification would be preferable. Experience of allergen legislation and knowledge of special diets would be useful.

Documents

• Catering Assistant Job Description Oct 2026 PDF Document