Casual Catering Assistant

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Post:  Casual Catering Assistant

Grade/Salary: Grade 3 - £12.45 to £12.64 per hour (pay award pending)

Hours/Days: as and when required

Contract Type: Casual

Location: Clay Cross Active, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, S45 9LX

Closing Date: 14 July 2025

Interview Date: 28 July 2025

Job Details and Requirements

North East Derbyshire District Council is proud of providing excellent Leisure Centres to our customers and the Café facilities are a friendly, inviting and popular service within our Centres.

Our brand new Clay Cross Active facility will provide a place to be active, both physically and mentally. The new hub has been designed with the local community in mind and will provide activities to improve health, learning, development, and social interaction.

We are looking for a number of enthusiastic individuals to supplement our team in our Café facility situated at our new Clay Cross Active. These positions offer flexibility and would be ideal for students or someone wishing to work additional hours or work flexibly around their personal commitments. We are keen for candidates who have flexible availability to apply. Shifts for this position will be daytime, afternoons and weekends as required.

To be successful you will need:

• To hold the Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety for Catering Certificate (Not necessary at application stage but must be obtained within 3 months of appointment)
• The ability to deal with a full age range of customers.
• Have a good understanding of the catering industry.

The successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure carried out by the DBS at the Basic Level and must be willing to work at any of the council’s establishments should the need arise.

The post is normally based at Clay Cross Active but the successful candidate must be willing to work at any of the council’s establishments should the need arise.

For a full list of job details and requirements please view the Job Description and Person Specification.

Why work for us?

North East Derbyshire District Council is a great place to work and if you join our team, you will become part of a talented and dedicated workforce. If you are keen to make a difference to people’s lives and develop your skills and experience, we would like to hear from you. 

We offer the following benefits: 

• Competitive salary 
• Flexible working arrangements 
• Generous local government pension scheme 
• Free parking
• Discounted leisure services

Learn more about the benefits of working for us at ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

Contact and Additional Information

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact the team at Clay Cross Active on (01246) 217277 or ccaenquiries@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

Apply today!

If you are interested in this post, please apply using the online application, attaching a CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the job spec on our dedicated webpage on Derbyshire Jobs at: North East Derbyshire District Council Vacancies or via Derbyshire - Jobs and Careers by clicking ‘Apply for this job’ and creating an account.  You can save your progress and exit the application at any time, coming back to it at a later stage to complete and submit your application.  Applications close Midnight, 14 July 2025.

Please read the Guidance Notes provided before completing any application and please note that CV’s alone will not be accepted and must be accompanied by a letter as described above.

If you do not have internet access, you can request an offline application pack by contacting North East Derbyshire District Council Contact Centre on (01246) 231111 or emailing: humanresources@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please note the Council only consider applications from candidates eligible to work in the UK and who possess a current work permit appropriate to the job role advertised.

If you have not received any communication within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion and we thank you for your interest in the job role.