Catering Assistant

Catering Assistant

Heritage and Culture

Relief hours

Salary NS3 £25,614 - £26,016 per annum, pro rata (£13.28 - £13.48 per hour)

Would you like to assist in providing a lively, friendly, caring and efficient catering and bar service for our customers? If so, then our Catering Assistant could be the role for you!

Based at the National Civil War Centre and Palace Theatre, you will assist with the selling of food, alcohol, and merchandise throughout the day and in the production of light meals and snacks to customer requirements, ensuring portion control and correct pricing along with always maintaining high cleaning standards.

Experience of working in a busy food service environment is essential and you will also have experience of customer care, cash handling, and closing down and reconciling tills. Full training for the role in all role areas will be given.

We’re an ambitious, forward-thinking Council with strong values and a culture of doing our absolute best to serve our customers. We are proud of our organisational culture and receive positive feedback from our employees. We have a programme of internal activity to ensure that the voices of our employees are always heard and that they are kept informed on all Council activity and events. From roadshows to an annual award ceremony, from reviewing working arrangements to regular craft sessions, it is incredibly important our employees are shown how valued they are and that they remain the beating heart of our workplace.

We offer:

• Enrolment in the career average local government pension scheme.
• Flexi scheme.
• A generous annual leave entitlement that increases with service.
• Family-friendly benefits.
• One days’ paid volunteering leave.
• Lifestyle benefits platform.
• Funded health cash plan.
• £10 a month gym membership at one of our gyms in the district.

You will be working with a professional, committed and experienced team who are passionate about supporting us to deliver the objectives as outlined in our Community Plan.

For an informal chat or more information, please contact Valerie Lipton, Events and Hospitality Operations Manager at Valerie.Lipton@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk.

As an employer we will promote an inclusive working environment to maintain and develop a forward thinking and diverse workforce.

Veterans/family of forces/ex-forces, those in care/care leavers, and candidates who declare disabilities (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be guaranteed interviews provided they have demonstrated that they meet the criteria of the post as detailed in the Person Specifications on their application forms.

We will not accept CVs from unsolicited recruitment agencies.

We recommend you submit your application early, as we often receive a large number of applications and therefore we reserve the right to close the advert early

Closing Date: 25th September 2026

Interview: TBC