Sodexo Ltd • Taunton, TA2

Ward Catering Assistant

About this role

Ward Catering Assistant

Location

Nuffield Health Taunton

Salary

£12.71 per hour + Sodexo Benefits

Hours

32.5 per week,

5 days out of 7

As a Ward Catering Assistant, you’ll bring comfort,care and a friendly smile to patients, visitors and staff by helping deliverhigh‑quality meals and exceptional service across thehospital. Your warmth and professionalism can brighten someone’s day and make ameaningful difference during challenging moments.

What You’ll Do

  • Assist with preparing, setting up and serving hot and cold meals
  • Follow recipes and product guidelines to maintain food quality
  • Clean and sanitise workstations, equipment and service areas
  • Break down and tidy food service areas after mealtimes
  • Provide excellent customer service with a positive, caring approach

What You Bring

  • A passion for great food and helping others
  • A friendly, respectful and professional attitude
  • Basic food‑handling and hygiene awareness
  • Ability to stay active and on your feet throughout your shift
  • Reliability, teamwork and a commitment to high standards

What We Offer

Workingat Sodexo is more than a job — it’s a chance to make a real difference everyday. You’ll join a supportive team where you can act with purpose and thrive.

  • Mental health and wellbeing resources
  • Employee Assistance Programme (financial, legal & personal support)
  • Free 24/7 virtual GP and wellbeing app
  • Discounts on major high‑street brands
  • Salary finance tools and financial wellbeing support
  • Retirement savings plan and life insurance
  • Free parking on site
  • Free meal on shift
  • Full training, uniform and PPE provided
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Cycle to Work scheme & volunteering opportunities
  • Inclusive, supportive team culture

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purposeis to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life forall. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, weoperate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through ourunique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & RewardsServices and Personal & Home Services.

We are committedto being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer.Wewelcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety ofexperiences, backgrounds, and identities.We encourage our employees toget involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents &Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations andOrigins.

We’re a DisabilityConfident Leader employer.We’re committed to changing attitudes towardsdisability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil theiraspirations.We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidateswith disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to readmore about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Sodexo Disability,Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.