Cleaning and catering opportunities

The council has been delivering catering and cleaning services since 1990. We currently provide services to local-authority-maintained schools, academies and multi-academy trusts across North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, the North East and a large multi-academy trust in Hull.

Current key opportunities

We are always keen to speak to professionals interested in joining North Yorkshire Council. To stay informed, please register for a Vacancy Alert or join our Talent Pool.

Cleaning opportunities

Cleaner and Caretaker - Whitby
Salary: £13.28 to £13.47 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: up to 17.5 hours per week
Closing date: 16 August 2026
Location: Sleights C of E Primary School, Whitby

Cleaner and Caretaker - Spennithorne School
Salary: £13.28 to £13.47 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Up to 25 hours per week, term time only
Closing date: 16 August 2026
Location: Spennithorne School, Spennithorne

Cleaner - Robin Hoods Bay
Salary: £13.28 per hour
Grade: AB
Contract: Permanent (term time only plus two weeks)
Hours: 15 hours per week
Closing date: 16 August 2026
Location: Fyling Hall School, Robin Hoods Bay

Cleaner and Caretaker - Hensall
Salary: £13.28 to £13.47 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Up to 13.75 hours per week
Closing date: 18 August 2026
Location: Hensall Community Primary School, Hensall

Mobile Cleaning Supervisor - Harrogate
Salary: £25,621 - £25,989
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37
Closing date: 23 August 2026
Location: Harrogate

Mobile Cleaning Supervisor - Skipton
Salary: £25,621 - £25,989
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37
Closing date: 23 August 2026
Location: Skipton, North Yorkshire

Relief Cleaner - Selby
Salary: £13.28 per hour
Contract: Relief
Hours: Relief
Closing date: 23 August 2026
Location: Selby

Cleaner - Scarborough
Salary: £13.28 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 12 hours per week
Closing date: 24 August 2026
Location: Overdale CP School, Scarborough

Cleaner - Scarborough
Salary: £13.28 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 11 hours per week
Closing date: 24 August 2026
Location: St Martins CE School, Scarborough

Cleaner and Caretaker - Easingwold
Salary: £13.28 to £13.47 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Up to 16 hours per week
Closing date: 31 August 2026
Location: Crayke C of E Primary School, Easingwold

Catering opportunities

Relief Travelling Cook - Skipton
Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Contract: Relief
Vacancy Hours: Relief
Closing date: 16 August 2026
Location: Skipton

Relief Mobile Catering Assistant - Skipton
Salary: £13.28 per hour
Contract: Relief
Hours: Relief
Closing date: 16 August 2026
Location: Skipton

Relief Catering Assistant - Catterick
Salary: £13.28 per hour
Contract: Relief
Hours: Relief
Closing date: 16 August 2026
Location: Catterick

Relief Mobile Cook - Whitby
Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Contract: Relief
Hours: Relief
Closing date: 16 August 2026
Location: Whitby, also covering Scarborough, Ryedale and Pickering areas

Relief Cook - Boroughbridge
Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Contract: Relief
Hours: Relief
Closing date: 16 August 2026
Location: Boroughbridge

Cook - York
Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Grade: E
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 23.75 hours per week - term time only
Closing date: 16 August 2026
Location: Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School, York

Mobile cook - Boroughbridge
Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 25 hours per week - term time only
Closing date: 16 August 2026
Location: Boroughbridge

Mobile Cook - Northallerton
Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Contract: Permanent - term time only
Hours: 25 hours per week
Closing date: 17 August 2026
Location: Northallerton, Catterick, Leyburn and surrounding areas

Mobile Cook - Ripon
Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Contract: Permanent - term time only
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Closing date: 23 August 2026
Location: Ripon and surrounding areas

Mobile Cook - Whitby
Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Contract: Permanent - term time only
Hours: 25 hours per week
Closing date: 23 August 2026
Location: Whitby and also cover Scarborough, Ryedale and Pickering areas

Relief Mobile Cook - Northallerton
Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Contract: Relief
Hours: Relief
Closing date: 23 August 2026
Location: Northallerton and also cover Stokesley, Catterick and Leyburn areas

Cook - Skipton
Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Contract: Permanent - term time only
Hours: 25 hours per week
Closing date: 23 August 2026
Location: Hellifield Primary School, Skipton

Cook - Malton
Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Contract: Permanent - term time only
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Closing date: 23 August 2026
Location: Slingsby Primary School, Malton

Relief Mobile Catering Assistant - Whitby
Salary: £13.28 per hour plus mileage allowance
Contract: Relief
Hours: Relief
Closing date: 31 August 2026
Location: Whitby and surrounding area including Scarborough

Relief Mobile Catering Assistant - Pickering
Salary: £13.28 per hour plus mileage allowance
Contract: Relief
Hours: Relief
Closing date: 31 August 2026
Location: Pickering and surrounding area including Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside

Hear from our team

Diane, Relief Catering Assistant

“I really enjoy my role as a Relief Catering Assistant. One of the biggest benefits is flexibility, allowing me to take time off whenever needed, as well as receiving mileage and travel time payments, which are greatly appreciated.

I love the variety that comes with working in different schools, from small and large primary schools to high schools. I also have opportunities to work outside my usual area, which helps me gain new experiences and meet different teams.

This role allows me to learn new skills, develop my experience, and share my own knowledge with others. I enjoy supporting different teams and learning something new wherever I work.

Wherever I go, I am made to feel welcome, and there is always plenty of laughter along the way. I've made some wonderful friends through the role, and I value the relationships I continue to build. Being a Relief Catering Assistant is a rewarding experience, and I genuinely enjoy being part of so many different school communities.”

A photograph of a classroom next to a photograph of men working in a large kitchen.

Our catering service

We have a strong supply chain infrastructure in place to ensure that we can effectively service all of our contracts and guarantee continuity of service in the event of the failure of any single supplier. In addition, we also have a team of mobile and peripatetic cooks providing short-term staffing cover in the event of planned and unplanned absences.

The service complies with the school food standards and accredited by the soil association food for life bronze award. We founded our service on the provision of fresh food and this continues to be at our core today. We promote local and fresh with 75% of our meals being cooked daily on-site, and with ingredients from our three main suppliers located within Yorkshire to reduce our carbon footprint, and promote local businesses.

The understanding of the field to the fork is important to us, and with this in mind, we provide fun and educational cookery classes for pupils and parents as requested by our passionate and talented development and training team who all have years of experience in catering and educational settings.

Our cleaning service

In addition to providing school services, we also have customers from the corporate sector. We achieved ISO 9001 accreditation in July 2021. This quality standard is a globally recognised reward which provides our customers with the confidence that they are working with a supplier who provides a high standard of customer service.

Working for us - what we can offer you

We are a strong performing authority, with supportive political leadership and talented teams providing the platform to have a fulfilling, challenging and successful career in a truly stunning place.

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier. These include:

a local government pension scheme generous employer contribution
salary sacrifice schemes
modern flexible working practices
learning and development packages
career advancement opportunities
employee discount benefits including shopping and gym discounts
green car and cycle schemes
travel loans
Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing

Living and working in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire really is a stunning, vibrant county with safe communities and excellent education. Over the past two years the new national crime figures have revealed North Yorkshire to be the safest place in England. It is rich in heritage and culture, in a back drop of outstanding natural beauty, vibrant cities, market towns, quaint villages, stunning rural and coast landscapes. We can also boast having three towns in the top ten of the UK Halifax quality of life survey

The county benefits from excellent road and rail links, with easy access via the East Coast mainline, the A1(M) and A19. Leeds, York, Newcastle, Durham and Teesside are all easily commutable, and London just two hours away by train. North Yorkshire borders the Lake District, Lancashire, County Durham, and Yorkshire & Humber regions with all they have to offer.

You can find out more about what North Yorkshire has to offer on the No place like North Yorkshire website.

Contact us and apply

If you feel you have the skills, passion, and drive that we are seeking, we want to hear from you.

For an informal conversation about opportunities, please contact Sophie Hills, Resourcing Officer at sophie.hills@northyorks.gov.uk.

To apply for any role, please submit your application via our jobs and careers site.

We will not accept applications from agencies.

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