Location: HMP Millsike, Full Sutton, York, YO41 1FZ
Salary: £13.75 per hour
Contract type: Permanent, full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday–Friday
Shift times: 08:00–16:00 (½ hour break unpaid)
Looking for a hospitality role that gives you your evenings back?
Aramark UK is recruiting a dedicated Staff Mess Assistant to join our friendly team at HMP Millsike. This role offers rare, family‑friendly daytime hours while still enabling you to grow your career in a leading global catering organisation.
As a Staff Mess Assistant, you’ll play a key part in the smooth running of the staff mess, motivating your team, delivering great service, and supporting with supervisory and day‑to‑day operational duties.
At Aramark, we believe in creating a healthy work–life balance while offering fantastic opportunities for learning and progression. You’ll be joining a company known for world‑class catering across Defence, Judicial, Education and private‑sector clients — and a team packed with incredible culinary talent.
Why join us?
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Family‑friendly schedule: Monday–Friday — your evenings are yours
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Free meals and parking
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Blue Light Discount Card (after probation)
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Employee Assistance Programme & Mental Health Champions
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Access to our Employee Benefits app with access to an online GP, and hundreds of discounts, including supermarkets and leisure
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Life assurance, pension contributions, generous holidays (with the option to buy more)
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Career development, apprenticeship schemes, and great internal progression opportunities.
What you’ll do:
You’ll be at the heart of the operation, helping to create a welcoming, efficient, and customer‑focused environment. Your role includes:
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Motivating the team to deliver excellent service
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Supervising Enhanced Prisoners as they help prepare and cook food
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Using kitchen appliances confidently, including ovens, fryers, grills, and broilers
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Making drinks, serving food, and engaging warmly with staff customers
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Operating the till, handling cash and spotting upsell opportunities
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Ensuring cleaning schedules are followed and high standards are maintained
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Supporting with training new starters and sharing menu knowledge
What you’ll need to succeed:
Due to the nature of the environment, you must:
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Have lived in the UK for the last 5 years
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Have the legal right to work in the UK
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Be able to pass full security vetting and DBS checks
You’ll also bring:
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Confidence in supervising or guiding a small team
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A positive, can‑do attitude
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Previous experience is helpful, but full training is provided
If this role appeals to you, then apply now and show us the value you will bring.
