Food services assistant pay in Newcastle November 2025

How much do food services assistants in Newcastle get paid?

food services assistants in Newcastle earn

£6.95-10.74 per hour

Based on 70 employee reviews

food services assistant salaries can range between £6.95-10.74 per hour in the Newcastle area. This data is based on quiz results from 70 employees who live in and around Newcastle.

What do top employers pay food services assistants?

Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate
£11.63-14.83
See more about Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate pay
Surrey County Council
£10.00-19.87
See more about Surrey County Council pay

Who are the top food services assistant employers?

  1. Northgate Healthcare
    8.5
  2. Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate
    8.4
  3. Surrey County Council
    7.7

Who are the worst food services assistant employers?

  1. Planet Ice
    2.9
  2. Muffin Break
    3.1
  3. Twinlakes Park
    3.2

Recent food services assistant Jobs in Newcastle

  1. Catering Assistants required in the Newcastle area at Constellation posted 2 days ago
  2. Kitchen Bar Cafe Team Member - Part Time at Travelodge posted 3 days ago
  3. Catering Assistant at Impact Food Group posted yesterday
  4. Kitchen Assistant - Care Home at Barchester Healthcare posted yesterday
  5. Catering Assistant at Impact Food Group posted yesterday
  6. Catering Assistant (Nursery) at Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust posted 5 days ago
See all food services assistant jobs in the Newcastle area

How are people paid?

By the hour 97% of people report they get paid by the hour.

Based on 70 employees

What contracts are people on?

34%
21%
32%
13%

Based on 68 employees

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What do food services assistants do?

Kitchen assistants have the job of helping a kitchen team. This can include preparing food and keeping the kitchen clean.

Other names for kitchen assistants include:

  • Catering assistants
  • Crew members
  • Kitchen associates
  • Kitchen porters (KPs)
  • Food and beverage assistants
  • General kitchen hands

Kitchen assistants work in kitchens which can be found in:

  • Restaurants
  • Cafes
  • Pubs
  • Bars
  • Hotels
  • Ships
  • Hospitals
  • Schools/ colleges
  • The military
  • Private catering events

This type of job may involve:

  • Washing and preparing ingredients
  • Unpacking deliveries into the storeroom
  • Cleaning and maintaining hygiene in the kitchen
  • Washing dishes

You may be on your feet a lot, and you may work long shifts.

You might have to work late nights, on weekends and bank holidays.

Kitchen assistant is an entry level job.

If you want to apply for a kitchen assistant job, you might need the following:

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