Catering Assistant

Proposed Interview Date: Interviews will be ongoing throughout the advertising period 

Closing Date: Sunday 25 October 2026

Contract Type: Casual

Salary: FCLW £13.64 per hour 

Working Pattern: As and when required

Location: Glen Pavilion, Dunfermline

Supporting Statement  

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

Job Details

If you have an interest in a catering career with Fife Council, why not join one of our many teams within West Fife. We currently have several vacancies to join our busy team of Commercial Caterers at Glen Pavilion in Dunfermline.  

Theses posts are casual posts, working as and when required in the Café.

Glen Pavilion, Dunfermline

The Cafe is open 7 days a week from 9:30am to 4:00pm – hours would be during this time. Working as and when required Monday to Sunday daytime

• You will earn £13.64 per hour casual staff receive payments in lieu of annual leave for hours worked and have access to a range of benefits, including:

• We pay the Scottish Local Government Living Wage of £13.64 per hour for this post, plus extra payments for shift work, including weekends.

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

• Local and national discounts including cinema’s supermarkets, restaurants, and retail!

This work is about providing customer service, in a busy catering environment. Ensuring visitors to Lochside Cafe are catered for accordingly – this involves preparing and serving simple meals, snacks and beverages to clients and recording any payments.

General kitchen and dining room duties (for example washing up, setting up and clearing away equipment and tables), and cleaning of the kitchen, its surround and equipment. 

On the job training is given working towards a Food Hygiene Certificate.

The Person

Due to the nature of the role, flexibility is essential. 

Being able to work in various team dynamics or working on your own and being able to use your initiative is advantageous.

You may be asked to work at short notice. 

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

Further Information

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