Café Assistant

Cornerstone Academy Trust, Exeter, EX5 3JG

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  17 February 2026

• Closing date

  16 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,202

Café Assistant job summary

We are excited to offer a new opportunity for a Café Assistant to join the team at Cornerstone Academy Trust. This is a unique role at the heart of our school community, combining catering, customer service, and creativity. The successful candidate will be responsible for serving the freshly cooked hot dinners for staff, preparing the staff lunches as well as managing a coffee shop that opens to parents and families each day after school.  

You will prepare for lunchtime service which will include collating staff food orders and, alongside the Chef, ensuring meals are ready for the lunchtime period. You must be good at baking cakes and other treats as this will form a significant part of your role. 

Your Role

Serve freshly prepared staff lunches and manage daily café operations.

Bake delicious cakes and treats—your creativity is welcome!

Oversee the café’s afternoon opening for parents and families.

Deliver exceptional customer service and manage payments via till and card systems.

What You'll Bring

A passion for the role and a proactive attitude.

A love of food and an ability to cook appetizing treats and cakes

What We Offer

A Salary of £24,202 FTE | Actual Salary of £25,629 (40 weeks)

Hours are 8:15am – 5:45pm, Monday – Friday, 40 weeks per year (Term time + 10 days)

Part‑time hours are also available. Please indicate in your application whether you are applying for a part‑time or full‑time position.

Perks

Heavily discounted childcare

Health and cycle-to-work schemes

Generous pension scheme

Subsidised meals and from our in-house chefs

Free tea and coffee

Commitment to ongoing professional development

Apply Today

Make a lasting impact in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.

Interviews may be held as applications are received

Please complete the online application form

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

 An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all our posts. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks

 We look forward to receiving your application and hopefully meeting you as part of the recruitment process.  

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Cornerstone Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Cornerstone Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cornerstone-academy-trust

A multi academy trust, based in Exeter, made up of seven primary schools.

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