Catering Assistant

Oak Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9JJ

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  31 January 2025

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: £23,656 - £24,404

Catering Assistant job summary

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Catering Assistant to work in our fast-paced busy kitchen at Oak Academy, where we freshly prepare and cook healthy meals, deliver meals to our other academies and serve these to students and staff on site. 

The role will include food preparation, driving a van, manual handling, operation of a computerised till system, basic cleaning and general duties in and around dining areas. You will ensure the safety and general welfare of pupils during the break periods.

We are looking for someone who has the ability to; relate to children and adults, to work as part of a team and to conduct a positive attitude in the workplace.



The successful candidate will be someone who is hard-working, well-organised, holds a full clean driving licence and committed to working as part of a team.

What We have to Offer:  

• A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff. 
• A strong support network both within the school and across Authentic Education.  
• All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs. 
• Strong potential for career progression. 
• A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.  
• An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.  
• Staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitors and reduced price corporate gym membership through BH Live. 
• A competitive pension through Teachers’ Pensions or The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.   



Should you wish to arrange a visit or an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Shelley Morris, HR Academy Lead at shelley.morris@oa.weareauthentic.education

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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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Oak Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 596 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Oak Academy website (opens in new tab)
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