Catering Assistant (Sessional) - WLC00757


Company:	West Lothian College
Salary:	£26,024 to £26,411 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Livingston, EH54 7EP
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	15 Sept 2026
Closing date:	29 Sept 2026

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Job Description

Catering Assistant (Sessional)

Start Date: ASAP

Hours: 19 hours per week (shifts detailed below)

Contract: Part Time - Permanent, Sessional

Salary: Grade 1 Points 2-4

£26,024 - £26,411 per annum, pro rata (salary subject to pending job evaluation)

West Lothian College is looking to appoint a Catering Assistant. Working within the college’s Campus Café, you will be required to prepare basic hot and cold snacks, undertake counter and till duties and organise trays for buffets. You will also assist with cleaning and washing up, whilst adhering to food safety regulations.

You will be a team player with excellent communication skills and possess a good general education. You will be required to either have, or obtain, an elementary food hygiene qualification, whilst previous experience of working in a café environment and knowledge of cash handling is desirable.

The shifts to work are sessional*, as follows:

Monday - Thursday: 11:45am – 3:30pm

Friday: 09:00am – 1:00pm

*Further details regarding sessional working arrangements are included within the attached Summary of Conditions of Service document.

Working for the college you will benefit from a generous leave entitlement, career average pension scheme, excellent on-site facilities such as gym and restaurant, together with transport, health, family, wellbeing benefits and retail discounts. The college is located within the town centre with an array of shops and restaurants all within a few minutes walking distance.

Closing date for applications is

2359hrs on 29

th September 2026.

Interviews will take place

onsite at West Lothian College on 13

th October 2026.

To find out more about West Lothian College, working for us, our application process, our accreditations of being a Disability Confident Employer as well as being an SCQF Inclusive Recruiter please refer to the information tabs beside our home section on myjobscotland.

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HR@west-lothian.ac.uk

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