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Catering Assistant

Job Reference REF/TP/573/12975

Number of Positions:
12
Contract Type:
Fixed Term Part Time
Contract Duration:
6 weeks
Salary:
£24,513 pro rata
Working Hours:
Various hours available (to be discussed at interview)
Location:
Shorne
Closing Date:
23/06/2025
Job Category:
Customer Services
Organisation:
Kent County Council

Advert

Fixed Term

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Kent County Council, Country Parks team who provide leisure, educational, events, venue hire and café services across 9 Country Parks in Kent.

Country Parks are looking for Catering Assistants to work at one of their country park cafes at Shorne Woods Country Park and Lullingstone Country Park.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with an interest in customer service and catering.

The contract types on offer are Fixed Term for 6 weeks: full time and part time positions (To be discussed at interview). Weekly hours vary depending on the contract.

You will be expected to hold Level 1 or 2 Food Safety certificate.

The individual needs to be organised with strong customer service skills to ensure that visitors to the parks receive a café experience.

You will report to the Catering Services Manager who is responsible for the four Country Park café sites.

The contracts on offer are:

Monday to Friday 9 - 5.30 

Monday to Sunday 12 - 4 

Monday to Friday 12 - 4 

Monday to Friday 12 - 5.30 

A job share will be considered for some of these contracts. When applying please be clear on the contract that you are applying for and the days that you wish to work.

Closing date: 23rd June 2025 with interviews planned for 1st July 2025. 

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.


Contact Details

For further information regarding the vacancy please contact Kelly Ockelford, Catering Services Manager on:

Kelly.ockelford@kent.gov.uk

03000 414747

About The Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply. 

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