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Catering Assistant – Essex Outdoors

Essex

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£23,344-£23,344
Essex
Fixed-Term
Environments and Public Services

Role

Catering Assistant – Essex Outdoors

Fixed Term, Full Time and Part Time

£12.10 per hour

Location: Essex

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

 

We are now recruiting for our 2025 season at Essex Outdoors!

Do you enjoy cooking and working with young people?

If you are looking for a rewarding and flexible job, you can join Essex Outdoors as a Catering Assistant and help us provide delicious and nutritious meals for our residential visitors. You will be part of a friendly and professional team, and you will have the opportunity to learn new skills and gain valuable experience in the catering industry.

To find out more about Essex Outdoors, please click here: Essex Outdoors

Why work for Essex Outdoors?

  • You will get paid to do what you enjoy: preparing and serving food, washing up, and cleaning the kitchen.
  • You will get access to our in-house training programme and external courses.
  • You will get the chance to work at one of our centres in a beautiful, rural part of Essex, each with its own unique features and activities.
  • Generous Local Government Salary related pension scheme
  • Access to hundreds of discounts and benefits through Essex Rewards
  • Access to our health and wellbeing support platform with Vita Health Group

Our Centres

Danbury – A large centre set on a 70-acre site of beautiful countryside and woodlands. Danbury runs a large range of both land-based and water-based activities.

Mersea – A large centre in a wonderful coastal setting with views across the Blackwater Estuary. Mersea offers a vast selection of both land and water-based activities.

Due to the rural location of some of our centres, public transport can be limited. Our Mersea centre may be able to offer the opportunity to stay on site. Please indicate in your application if this is something you would require. Otherwise please ensure you are happy and able to travel to your desired centre’s location daily.

As a seasonal worker you will be required to work between April and September. Both full time and part time hours are available and can be discussed further at interview.

How to apply?

If you would like to apply for this position you will need an up-to-date CV and a personal statement explaining your interest in the role including the following information.

  • Availability - What is your earliest start date after 1 st April 2025?
  • Commitments - Please provide the dates of any commitments that mean you are not available to work between April and September 2025, for example booked holiday, university, exams etc.

Please apply via the Essex Outdoors Website and please not the red apply button. If you are shortlisted you will be invited to a selection day, where you will meet our staff and show us what you can do. If you are successful, you will complete our core and centre-based training programme and start your adventure with us.

Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone's Essex . With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. As part of our team, we kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, not only during the recruitment process but also throughout your time with us. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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