Casual Catering Assistant

Here’s your draft advert: Make a Difference in Lancaster
Join us as a Casual Catering Assistant and play a vital role in delivering excellent café experiences across Lancaster. Your commitment to high standards of food hygiene and friendly, professional service will help create welcoming spaces that bring our community together and support the Council’s values and environmental goals.

What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll be at the heart of café operations, serving customers with care and preparing delicious hot drinks and food. From opening to closing, you’ll maintain cleanliness, manage stock, operate the till, and ensure all food safety procedures are followed. Your attention to detail and teamwork will keep our cafés running smoothly and safely.

You’ll Fit Right In If…
You’re proactive, approachable, and take pride in your work. Whether you have catering experience or are new to the role, your positive attitude and ability to follow procedures will help you thrive. You’ll enjoy working together with colleagues and customers alike, sharing our ambition to provide excellent service and take ownership of your responsibilities.

Ready to Join Us?
If you’re looking for a friendly, community-focused role where you can make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you. Find out more about what it’s like working with us, our benefits, values and culture, by visiting lancaster.gov.uk/sites/recruitment.

Why Work With Us
Our Benefits
• Generous annual leave
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Car purchase scheme
• Lifestyle savings
• Health Care Cash Plan
• Volunteering days
• Wellbeing support

Flexible working friendly
We welcome discussions about flexible working and may be able to offer hybrid working, a generous flexi-time scheme, and agreed working hours to support work–life balance.

Inclusive employer
We welcome applications from all parts of the community and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
We guarantee interviews for applicants with a disability and armed forces veterans who meet the essential criteria.