Cleaning and catering opportunities

We have 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 £13.92 per hour
Contract: Established, all year round
Hours: Up to 17.5 hours
Location: Whitby, Sleights School
Closing date: 8 November 2026

Cleaner and Caretaker - Keighley

Salary: £13.28 to £13.92 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Up to 14 hours
Location: Keighley, Kildwick CE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Closing date: 15 November 2026

Cleaner - Robin Hood's Bay

Salary: £13.28 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 12.5 hours per week, term time only
Location: Robin Hood's Bay, Flying Hall school
Closing date: 15 November 2026

Caretaker and Cleaner - York

Salary: £13.28 to £13.92 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Up to 20.5 hours
Location: York, Sutton on the Forest CE Primary School
Closing date: 11 November 2026

Mobile Cleaning Supervisor - York

Salary: £25,614 to £26,847 per year
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: York (York, Selby and Doncaster)
Closing date: 15 November 2026

Catering opportunities

Cook - Fylingdales School, Whitby

Salary: £13.92 to £14.59 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 21.25 hours per week
Location: Whitby, Fylingdales School
Closing date: 8 November 2026

Catering Assistant - Easingwold

Salary: £13.28 per hour
Contract Type: Permanent, term time only
Vacancy hours: 15 hours per week
Location: Easingwold, North Yorkshire – Easingwold Outwood Academy
Closing date: 8 November 2026

Mobile Catering Assistant - Hull

Salary: £13.28 per hour
Grade: AB
Contract: Permanent, term time only
Hours: 15 hours per week
Location: Hull, East Yorkshire (Hull and East Riding area)
Closing date: 8 November 2026

Cook - Ruswarp Primary School, Whitby

Salary: £13.92 to £14.59 per hour
Grade: E
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 17.5 per week, term time only
Location: Whitby, North Yorkshire - Ruswarp Primary School
Closing date: 8 November 2026

Relief Mobile Cook - Northallerton

Salary: £13.92 to £14.59 per hour
Grade: E
Hours: Relief
Contract: Relief
Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire (Stokesley, Thirsk and Catterick)
Closing date: 8 November 2026

Dining Room Assistant - Harrogate

Salary: £13.28 per hour
Contract: Permanent, term time only
Hours: 10 hours per week at Admiral Long and 2.5 hours at Ripley Schools
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire - Burnt Yates
Closing date: 11 November 2026

Mobile Cook - Skipton

Salary: £13.92 to £14.59 per hour plus mileage (plus up to £500 recruitment payment)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 25 hours per week, term time only
Location: Skipton
Closing date: 15 November 2026

Mobile Cook - Settle

Salary: £13.92 to £14.59 per hour plus mileage (plus up to £500 recruitment payment)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 25 hours per week, term time only
Location: Settle
Closing date: 15 November 2026

Relief Mobile Catering Assistant - Ripon

Salary: £13.28 per hour
Contract: Relief
Hours: Relief
Location: Ripon
Closing date: 11 November 2026

Mobile Cook - Pickering

Salary: £13.92 to £14.59 per hour plus mileage plus up to £500 recruitment payment
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 25 hours per week, term time only
Location: Pickering
Closing date: 6 December 2026

Mobile Cook - Whitby

Salary: £13.92 to £14.59 per hour plus mileage plus up to £500 recruitment payment
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 25 hours per week, term time only
Location: Whitby
Closing date: 6 December 2026

Mobile Cook - Scarborough

Salary: £13.92 to £14.59 per hour plus mileage plus up to £500 recruitment payment
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 25 hours per week, term time only
Location: Scarborough
Closing date: 6 December 2026

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.”

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.

A clean wooden floor at a primary school

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 Visit 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.

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