Cleaning and catering opportunities

Find out about careers and roles in our facilities management team.

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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.

Cleaner and Caretaker - Hensall, Goole

Salary: £12.65 to £13.47 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 10 hours cleaning and 3.75 hours caretaking
Closing date: 18 December 2025
Location: Hensall Community Primary, Goole

Apply now: Cleaner and Caretaker, Hensall Community Primary, Goole

Catering Assistant - York

Salary: £12.65 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 11.25 hours per week, variable
Closing date: 21 December 2025
Location: Sutton on the Forest Primary School, York

Apply now: Catering Assistant, Sutton on the Forest Primary School, York

Catering Assistant - The Wensleydale School, Leyburn

Salary: £12.65 per hour
Contract type: Permanent, term time only
Hours: 12.5 hours per week
Closing date: 14 December 2025
Location: The Wensleydale School, Leyburn

Apply now: Catering Assistant, The Wensleydale School, Leyburn

Catering and Cleaning Manager - Pateley Bridge

Salary: £31,537 to £34,434 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)
Closing date: 4 January 2026
Location: Bewerley Park Outdoor Learning Centre, Pateley Bridge

Apply now: Catering and Cleaning Manager, Bewerley Park Centre, Pateley Bridge

Cleaner - St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Selby

Salary: £12.65 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 12.5 per week - term time only plus two weeks
Closing date: 18 December 2025
Location: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Selby

Apply now: Cleaner, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Selby

Cleaner and Caretaker - York

Salary: £12.65 to £13.47 per hour
Contract type: Temporary
Hours: 18 hours cleaning and 2.5 hours caretaking per week
Closing date: 17 December 2025
Location: Sutton on the Forest Primary School, York

Apply now: Cleaner and Caretaker, Sutton on the Forest Primary School, York

Travelling Cook - Hull

Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 17.5 hours per week - term time only
Closing date: 14 December 2025
Location: Hull

Apply now: Travelling Cook, Hull

Travelling Catering Assistant - Hull

Salary: £12.65 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 15 hours per week - term time only
Closing date: 14 December 2025
Location: Hull

Apply now: Travelling Catering Assistant, Hull

Catering Assistant - Bedale

Salary: £12.65 per hour
Contract type: Permanent - term time only
Hours: 20 hours per week
Closing date: 14 December 2025
Location: Mowbray School, Bedale

Apply now: Catering Assistant, Mowbray School, Bedale

Relief Mobile Cook - Scarborough

Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Contract type: Relief
Hours: Various
Closing date: 14 December 2025
Location: Scarborough

Apply now: Relief Mobile Cook, Scarborough

Cleaner and Caretaker - Stillington Primary School, Easingwold

Salary: £12.65 to £13.47 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Up to 15 hours per week
Closing date: 16 December 2025
Location: Stillington Primary School, Easingwold

Apply now: Cleaner and Caretaker, Stillington Primary School, Easingwold

Catering Assistant - Athelstan Primary School

Salary: £12.65 per hour
Contract type: Permanent - term time only
Hours: Up to 11.25 hours per week
Closing date: 21 December 2025
Location: Athelstan Primary School

Apply now: Catering Assistant, Athelstan Primary School

Cleaner - The Dales School, Morton on Swale

Salary: £12.65 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 16.35 per week
Closing date: 14 December 2025
Location: The Dales School, Morton on Swale

Apply now: Cleaner, The Dales School, Morton on Swale

Mobile Catering Assistant - York

Salary: £12.65 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 16.25 hours per week, term time only
Closing date: 21 December 2025
Location: York

Apply now: Mobile Catering Assistant, York

Catering Assistant - Crayke Primary School, Easingwold

Salary: £12.65 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 1.25 hours per day (up to 6.25 per week) - term time only
Closing date: 14 December 2025
Location: Crayke Primary School, Easingwold

Apply now: Catering Assistant, Crayke Primary School, Easingwold

Catering Assistant - Malton

Salary: £12.65 per hour
Contract type: Permanent - term time only
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Closing date: 14 December 2025
Location: Amotherby Primary School, Malton

Apply now: Catering Assistant, Amotherby Primary School, Malton

Cook - Carlton-in-Cleveland

Salary: £13.47 to £14.13 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Closing date: 14 December 2025
Location: Carlton and Faceby CE Primary School, Carlton-in-Cleveland

Apply now: Cook, Carlton and Faceby CE Primary School, Carlton-in-Cleveland

Cleaner and Caretaker - Fairburn Primary School, Knottingley

Salary: £12.65 to £13.47 per hour
Contract type: Permanent, term time only plus two weeks
Hours: Cleaning - 15 hours per week. Caretaking - 2.5 hours per week
Closing date: 14 December 2025
Location: Fairburn Primary School, Knottingley

Apply now: Cleaner and Caretaker, Fairburn Primary School, Knottingley

Cleaner - Kirkbymoorside

Salary: £12.65 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 10 hours per week
Closing date: 5 January 2026
Location: Welburn Hall, Kirkbymoorside

Apply now: Cleaner, Welburn Hall, Kirkbymoorside

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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. 

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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

If you are considering relocating to North Yorkshire, we provide a comprehensive relocation benefits package - subject to eligibility - and as a whole North Yorkshire offers some great employment opportunities for your family members along with a substantial number of good to outstanding performing schools. A simply stunning location to live and work, we really do have it all! Read our relocation policy for more information.

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.