Hospitality & Catering Jobs

Food Service Assistant

Sodexo • Edinburgh, Scotland

Salary

From £26k

Posted

5 September 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Sodexo is hiring a Food Service Assistant in Edinburgh, a part-time hospitality & catering role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is From £26k. Sodexo holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Food Service AssistantLocation: Edinburgh Academy Junior School, 10 Arboretum Road, Edinburgh EH3 5PLPay:£12.71 per hourHours: 20 hours per weekWorking Pattern: Monday–Friday (10.00am -2pm)Additional hours: Occasional weekend work depending on business needsContract: Term Time Only (37 weeks), Permanent, Part Time)A role that fits around your lifeLooking for a role with a great work-life balance? Join Sodexo as a Food Service Assistant at Edinburgh Academy Senior School and be part of a team th…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Sodexo — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: From £26k
How this salary compares: about 9% below the £29,120 median across 1,857 hospitality & catering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 10 other live hospitality & catering roles in Edinburgh — browse them
Posted: 5 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Chefs are among the occupations specifically listed as eligible under the Skilled Worker visa, covering roles from commis chef through to head chef level. Restaurant groups, hotel chains, and contract catering companies sponsor both established chefs and those at earlier stages of their career.