Catering Assistant

We are looking for a confident, flexible and dedicated team member who is able to work with initiative in a high-volume and demanding environment within our busy Catering team. You will be responsible for hot and cold food preparation, taking both card and cash payments, serving customers, and cleaning within all areas of the kitchen.

You will report to the Catering Manager and work alongside four other Catering Assistants and the Kitchen Porter. There will be opportunities for you to undertake individual training and development, which is encouraged through the college induction and staff development programmes.

About us

We are one of the top-performing colleges in the country, situated in the cosmopolitan seaside city of Brighton & Hove. Working here offers the combination of both a wonderful place to work and a great city in which to live. Our students and staff are colourful, aspirational and hard-working – which is perhaps why 96% of employees would “recommend BHASVIC as a good place to work”, and many of our students go on to Higher Education.

Benefits

Join us, and you can expect competitive pay and an excellent pension scheme, family-friendly working and a collaborative culture where ideas take flight together. Our Cycle to Work scheme, free counselling and occupational health service, discounted gym memberships and staff wellbeing events will keep you sharp, whilst our tailored induction programme and investment in your professional development – along with the possibility of funding for additional qualifications and to even take a sabbatical – will ensure an exciting future.

Salary: £21,045 per annum (based on spine point 3 of grade 1 in the Support Staff pay spine), for which the full-time salary is £24,759 per annum. This salary will rise over two years subject to satisfactory performance. 5.2 weeks’ holiday pay is included in the pro-rata salary, and you will also automatically become a member of the  Local Government Pension Scheme .

Hours:  Full-time, 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term-time only, September to July). The working pattern is 7am – 3pm, Monday to Thursday and 7am – 2.30pm on Friday with a half-hour unpaid lunch break.

For further information and to apply, visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: Monday, 31 August 2026.

Interview date: Thursday, 10 September 2026.

As part of the interview, there will be a trial and practical assessment in the Canteen so you can see how a normal day will run at the College.

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