Hospitality & Catering Jobs

Food Service Assistant

Sodexo • Colchester, Essex

Salary

From £26k

Posted

24 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

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

Role overview

Sodexo is hiring a Food Service Assistant in Colchester, a hospitality & catering role. 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.

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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 10% below the £29,396 median across 1,763 hospitality & catering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Colchester, Essex
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live hospitality & catering roles in Colchester — browse them
Posted: 24 October 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.