Catering Assistant

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 20 October 2025 

Closing Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025 

Contract Type: Permanent or Temporary 

Salary: FCLW £24,740.74 pro rata 

Working Pattern: various hours per week 38 Weeks per year 

Location: West Fife 

Supporting Statement 

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement or CV which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. If possible, please indicate which post you are interested in. For more information, check out the  How to Apply section of our Career Site.  Without a Supporting Statement or CV, your application may not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement or CV at the section marked ‘upload resumé’.  More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement 

If you have an interest in the provision of school meals for children of all ages, you could be perfect for this career. Why not join one of our many teams of Catering Assistants in Schools and Nurseries within Dunfermline and West Fife villages. We have several permanent vacancies and a temporary vacancy to join our teams all working various hours per day as required between 11:00am to 2:00pm, Monday to Friday. 

PRIMARY SCHOOLS 

Dunfermline 

• Masterton Primary School – 1 post x 10 hours per week (2 hours per day as required between 11:30am to 2:00pm), 38-week contract. 

Cowdenbeath 

• Foulford Primary School – 1 post x 10 hours per week (2 hours per day as required between 11:30am to 2:00pm), 38-week contract.  

• Starfish Nursery (St Brides RC Primary School) – 1 post x 15hours per week (3 hours per day as required on a split shift -10:00am to 11:30am and 1:00pm to 2:30pm), 38-week contract.  

Crossford 

• Cossford Primary School – 1 post x 10 hours per week (2 hours per day as required between 11:30am to 2:00pm), 38-week contract. This post is temporary for 1 year 

HIGH SCHOOLS 

Dunfermline 

• Queen Anne High School – 1 post 1 x 10 hours per week (2 hours per day as required between 10:00am to 2:00pm), 38-week contract. 

Cowdenbeath 

• Beath High School – 1 post x 10 hours per week (2 hours per day as required between 10:00am to 2:00pm), 38-week contract. 

You will earn a competitive salary of £24,740.74 pro-rata and have access to a range of benefits, including: 

• We pay the Scottish Local Government Living Wage of £13.18 per hour for this post. plus extra payments for shift work, including weekends. 

• Pay is annualised (equal instalments every 4 week pay period). 

• Membership of Fife Pension Fund which is part of the Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS Scotland). 

• Access to and support with a training opportunities and qualifications for the job. 

• Generous Holiday Allowance. 

• Travel expenses will be paid – we pay 45 pence per mile to staff using their own car in mobile posts. 

• Local and national discounts including supermarkets, restaurants, and retail! 

This work is about providing customer service, ensuring pupils and staff receive hot or cold meals every school day. You will go home each day knowing you have made a difference whether its Breakfast Club, Morning Break or Lunch you have served. On the job training is given working towards a Food Hygiene Certificate. 

The Person 

No specific qualification is required for this post as full training will be given. 

Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme. 

You will be required to attend an Induction Training Day before starting in post.  

Further Information  

• Role Profile - when preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile 

• How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace.  See our How We Work Matters Framework behaviour framework for more information.  

• Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.  

• Directorate Information Council Department information  

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