Salary: Starting at£24,027 per year (Grade 2)

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Location: YPO, 41 Industrial Park, Wakefield WF2 0XE

Hours: 6:30am-2:00pm Monday to Thursday, and 6:30am-1:30pm on a Friday

YPO are looking for a friendly and pro-active Catering Assistant to join our dedicated catering team.

We are proud to offer a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• Local Government Pension Scheme (West Yorkshire Pension Scheme)
• 24 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and 3 discretionary closedown days at Christmas
• A commitment to staff development, training and progression

" If you seek a friendly and rewarding work environment, YPO could be the place for you."

You’ll bring your excellent organisational skills to the role, supporting a catering service that provides breakfast, lunch, and afternoon options for up to 200 YPO employees daily.

We are looking for a positive team-player, someone always ready to lend a hand with a can-do and supportive attitude. Your customer service skills will shine as you operate the till, handle cash, and ensure our colleagues can readily purchase items. Excellent customer service skills are essential, as you’ll be providing a kind and welcoming service to our YPO colleagues and guests.

Your keen attention to detail will ensure all food is labelled correctly, adhering to the latest Food Standards Agency (FSA) guidelines and allergen legislation. You’ll prepare salads and sandwiches, replenish stock, and keep a clean and tidy work area in line with food safety and health & safety standards. During quieter periods, you’ll wash up all cooking equipment and crockery, ensuring everything is ready for the next service.

It would be desirable, but not essential, to hold a current Health and Hygiene Certificate at Level 2, with knowledge of correct food labelling in line with new FSA guidelines.

At YPO, we believe in taking care of our colleagues by serving fresh, wholesome meals made from scratch using high-quality ingredients. We don’t make food for profit; we make it to nourish and support our colleagues. This means that our food is sold at cost price, ensuring our colleagues receive delicious, well-prepared food that keeps them energised throughout the day.

About YPO

Established in 1974, YPO now has 50 years’ experience in giving back to the public sector. Five decades ago, 13 local authorities came together to combine their buying demands and achieve efficiency, and that’s when our organisation as it’s known today began.

We supply products and services to a wide range of customers including schools, local authorities, charities, emergency services, the public sector, and other businesses such as nurseries and care homes.

We’re 100% publicly owned by our 13 member authorities, which means the profits we make are returned to our public sector customers, delivering even better value for money.

Some of the additional benefits of working at YPO:

• Salary sacrifice car scheme (after a qualifying period)
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Access to Occupational Health Service
• Free parking (subject to availability)
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Subsidised Canteen

Key Dates:

The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 13th April 2025.

Interviews are planned to take place week commencing Monday 21st April 2025 , in-person at our Wakefield Office.

We reserve the right to remove this vacancy before the proposed deadline in the event of a change of requirements, the positions being filled, or a large number of applications being received.

We will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £24,027.00 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person