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Food Service Assistant

Salary:£10,781 per annum (Based on a FTE of £25,266)
Type:Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date:Wednesday, 25th February 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a Food Service Assistant to join our team at Loughborough College Group, based at Loughborough College. 

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy, vibrant college canteen, helping to deliver a positive dining experience for our students and staff.

You will also support with internal catering, stock rotation and maintaining cleanliness, kitchen hygiene and health and safety standards across all area.

Responsibilities of this role include;

  • To work as part of a team to ensure smooth and efficient business operations
  • Offer a friendly welcoming face during food service in the box Office or Campus Kitchen
  • Communicate with chefs regarding allergen and ingredient information prior to food service.
  • To ensure displays are full and well presented at all times ensuring efficient stock rotation

What we are looking for; 

  • Experience of working in a café or other commercial catering outlet
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Highly organised, calm, with great interpersonal skills
  • Possess a positive can-do attitude to work

This role is a term time only role working 36 weeks throughout the year and follows FE/HE term times which you can find here Term Dates.

Loughborough College Group is formed of two merged Colleges, Loughborough College and SMB Group, with campuses across North Leicestershire. We have a vast curriculum across campuses offering challenging and engaging learning experiences for our students. We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Loughborough College Group is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of the college. 

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award and we actively encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented and from all areas of the community. Alongside this, we are a disability confident employer, and we welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey. 

As well as our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including: 

  • A competitive pension scheme
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • On-site parking
  • Access to healthcare scheme
  • Subsided nursery fees
  • Additional annual leave available
  • Generous Maternity/Paternity pay
  • Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
  • Well-being hours  
  • Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities 

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

The successful candidate will be employed by The Leicestershire College a subsidiary company of Loughborough College Group. The terms and conditions of employment offered by the Leicestershire College are different to those of Loughborough College Group. Please note that employees of the Leicestershire College are based at one of the campuses of Loughborough College Group.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship. 

Loughborough College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please note, all applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

If you require any support to apply for this job, please email recruitment@loucoll.ac.uk 

Further Details

How to Apply

To apply for this position you'll need to complete an online application. To start your application to join us click the 'apply now' button below. You'll either need to register a new account or if you have applied before sign back in. Please use an email address that you access regularly as this will be our main way of contacting you regarding your application.

Important Information

EU citizens arriving into the UK after the 1st January 2021 will need apply for a Tier 2 visa to gain right to work in the UK.

To be eligible to apply for a Tier 2 visa, the role advertised will need to have an educational standard of at least A levels and the salary for the role has to be a minimum of £25,600 unless in a shortage area i.e. STEM or if you have a PhD relating to the role.

There is a points system guide with further detail here.  Unfortunately due to these restrictions if you do not meet the requirements, we will be unable to process your application.

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