Package Description
Benefits
The salary for this role is £12.71 per hour (increasing to £13.20 per hour from September 2026).
In addition to being part of a great team you will be entitled to a range of benefits that include:
- 30 days holidays and 8 days public holidays, generally taken outside term time.
- Time off over Christmas and New Year (2 weeks of annual leave) as the school is closed.
- Parking within the campus grounds. The campus is easily accessed by car and bus. There is a bus stop located outside the campus serving several routes across the city, including routes to railway station.
- Membership of Westwood’s gym and health club which offers a range of excellent fitness and leisure facilities including a 25m swimming pool.
- Free lunchtime meals during term time, and at other times when catering is provided, and you are on duty.
- Life insurance scheme.
- Excellent Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- You will be opted into the Fettes College Pension Plan after 3 months’ service. This scheme is a money purchase one, operating as a salary exchange plan. The College will contribute a minimum of 8% of your basic annual salary to the Plan and you will be required to contribute a minimum of 2% of basic annual salary. If you contribute 10% or more, the College will contribute 12%.
- Access to discounted healthcare, additional life insurance, shopping discounts, etc through our 4me benefits portal.
The Role
We are seeking enthusiastic and reliable Catering Assistants to join our outstanding Catering Department. We have a range of working patterns available.
Working as part of a dedicated team, you will help provide high-quality catering services for students and staff during term time, support the Fettes College Language School during the summer months, and assist with the delivery of College events, functions, and hospitality services throughout the year. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a vibrant and welcoming school community.
Main Responsibilities
Please see the full Job Description for duties and responsibilities for this role
The Ideal Candidate
Person Specification
- Have a passion for providing excellent customer service.
- Excellent time keeping and time management skills.
- Be familiar with Health and Safety requirements within a catering environment.
- Be a competent multi-tasker, who can work under pressure, and as part of a happy and committed catering team.
- Ideally, have a strong background in a similar high volume/high quality catering establishment.
- An Elementary Food Hygiene qualification would be preferable. Experience of allergen legislation and knowledge of special diets would be useful.
About the school/organisation
ABOUT FETTES
The school stands on a magnificent site of approximately 100 acres, within walking distance of Edinburgh’s city centre and is a leading HMC co-educational independent boarding and day school, with a Prep school for students starting at age 7 and from September 2025 a Pre-Prep was introduced. Known for its academic excellence, Fettes is unique in Scotland in following the English curriculum of GCSE examinations and the dual pathway of A Level and International Baccalaureate (IB). Fettes has a strong focus on pastoral care and all-round education, providing their students with ‘A place to live. A place to learn. A place to grow’. Founded by Sir William Fettes in 1870, it was originally a boy’s school and started admitting girls in 1970. The main building was designed by one of Scotland's leading architects, David Bryce. We are a community of more than 1000 individuals, made up of just under 700 students and over 300 dedicated staff.
Aims
Fettes College aims to nurture the individual while fostering a happy, well-ordered and caring community with strong family values at its core. To this end, we will do our utmost to ensure our students:
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Receive the highest possible quality of education within a boarding environment
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Feel safe, valued, have a sense of personal worth and are thoughtful and considerate of the needs of others, possessing a willingness to take on responsibility
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Develop their self-confidence, integrity, emotional resilience, loyalty, good manners and humour, leadership skills and teamwork
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Value a sense of community and service, and develop a clear sense of right and wrong, equipping them for life beyond Fettes
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Are provided with equal opportunities regardless of gender, sexuality, ethnic origin race, or religion
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Are encouraged to stretch and challenge themselves in everything they undertake
