Catering Assistant
Roundwood Park School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 3AE41 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Immediate
Closing date
31 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £11,332.00 - £11,682.00 Annually (Actual) H2 (Points 3-5)
Catering Assistant job summary
Catering Assistant
Permanent
20 hours per week (10.15am – 2.30pm inc. 15-minute break)
38 weeks per year term-time plus three training and cleaning days
Grade: H2 (Points 3-5)
Paid salary reflecting actual hours/weeks: £11,332-£11,682pa
“The food is amazing and a highlight of the day…” “Amazing food quality & choices…”
“Delicious food always on offer in the canteen…” “Variety of choice for students and staff is brilliant…”
Roundwood Park is a high achieving 11-18 school in Harpenden. The school carries an Outstanding rating from Ofsted and enjoys an excellent reputation, both locally and nationally. We have a large and expanding Sixth Form.
We operate our own catering service in-house. The successful candidate will be responsible for general kitchen and canteen duties associated with a busy school kitchen, helping us to maintain our excellent standards of food quality, service and hygiene. We are a friendly team in a supportive and successful school. You can see our School Canteen and a sample menu on our website https://roundwoodpark.co.uk/catering/
At Roundwood Park School, we continue to strive to build a diverse and inclusive workplace ensuring that our student body is represented in the staff and where everyone feels valued. Through our work in the last year with the Great Representation programme and the completion of the Anti-racist School Audit with Herts for Learning, we are actively committed to ensuring equity and inclusion is a continued priority throughout all things we do. It forms a major element of our school improvement plan in order that the work we do makes a sustained difference for all. We therefore strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups, and are committed to create an environment where everyone feels seen, heard and feels that they belong - a place where everyone can flourish.
We will need to obtain references in advance of interview for any candidate short-listed, and all job offers are subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.
We will interview as we go, so please do not delay your application.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare. We also have a sincere commitment to equal opportunity and to the celebration of diversity, including in our staff recruitment. We welcome applications from all sections of our community very warmly, and we recognise the huge strength and opportunity that comes from diversity in all aspects of our make-up. We will need to obtain references in advance of interview for any candidate short- listed, and all job offers are subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Roundwood Park School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1370 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Roundwood Park School website (opens in new tab)
Roundwood Park is a high achieving 11-18 school in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Our OFSTED grading has recently been confirmed as Outstanding (November 2023) and the inspection team have written that:
‘Staff say that they are very well supported. Staff feel valued. They have high praise for how leaders look after the staff’s well-being and their workload.’
‘A school of exceptional quality.’
‘Pupils meet leaders’ exceptionally high expectations for their work, personal development and behaviour.’
‘A highly ambitious curriculum is in place for all pupils. A broad and rich curriculum prepares pupils exceptionally well.’
You can find out more about us from our website or from our various very lively social media pages.
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