Office Administrator - Term Time Only

November 12, 2025

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We are looking for an Administrator who will support our team members and our management team to complete weekly bookwork into our online systems! You need to be friendly and flexible and have a positive attitude to resolving issues. You will have the opportunity to work some of your hours from home.

You will input data into our systems from locations using our various online systems looking after invoice data and payroll entries.
You will need to be a good timekeeper and work to weekly deadlines.
You will need to be IT literate with good IT skills in Microsoft packages
You will be required to attend one of the local offices from time to time and will have the opportunity to work from them.
You will be issued with a work laptop

With Caterlink you will have an excellent work/life balance – working term-time only so this role is great for those looking for flexibility.

Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Enhanced Safeguarding training will need to be completed for this role.

Administrator experience
Strong Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

There are many advantages to working for us including:

Salary - £13.00 per hour - Monday to Friday 30 hours per week (39 working weeks per year)
With Caterlink you have the opportunity to a blended learning programme that can include formal qualifications including Apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning and on the job training to support and encourage your development and enable you to be the best you can be. Everyone who joins us is provided with an induction where they learn more about us and enable them to be the best they can be. We invest in development opportunities and are always looking to recruit, train and retain the best people for our own future talent and your own future development.
Working for Caterlink ensure you are able to enjoy a great work/life balance – this is the beauty of working term-time only and no weekends!
We offer you access to our Employee Discount Platform where you can make great savings at supermarkets, cinema, restaurants as well as holiday discounts, family days out and many more!
Our Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits are there for you and your family to use free of charge at any time
You may be eligible to join our Pension scheme

Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the Company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across the UK. The company caters more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our “Fresh Food Policy” is the foundation of our success and growth in the market coupled with a desire to truly deliver on the promises we make to our clients and support our site-based teams.

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