Catering Assistant

St Paul's Catholic School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5EN

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  28 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.26 Hourly

Catering Assistant job summary

Catering Assistant

Fixed Term until December 2028

Salary: St Paul’s Pay Range 1B (£13.26 per hour)

Initially 12 ½ hours p/w, term time plus 1 additional week

Hours are Monday - Friday 11.00am-13.30pm

OR

Initially 10 hours p/w, term time plus 1 additional week

Hours are Monday - Friday 11.00am-13.00pm

We are currently recruiting into our busy catering department here at St. Paul’s, to support the preparation, service and delivery of food internally and externally. We are seeking enthusiastic and committed individual to join our team preparing and serving school lunches for primary and secondary aged children. Initially you will be required to work at one of our customer schools, St. Mary Magdalene Primary School. The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a busy kitchen, will have some experience of preparing meals, making sandwiches and serving food.

St. Paul's is a thriving and successful Catholic school with an excellent reputation. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke CPD opportunities and through the management of a growing and successful training school. All staff members are committed to the care and success of pupils and working in a setting where values of forgiveness, concern for others and respect are shared as the core values of St. Paul’s regardless of faith.

For further details and an application form please visit the school website www.st-pauls.org.uk, e-mail enquiries@st-pauls.org.uk or call 01908 669735

Closing date for applications: Monday 9th February 2026 at 9.00am

Previous applicants need not apply.

CVs are not accepted without a completed application form.

We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before closing date and reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

St. Paul’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All references will be requested and Online Searches prior to interview. The successful candidate will be subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.

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 St Paul's Catholic School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1886 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Paul's Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-catholic-school-milton-keynes

St. Paul's is a large and successful Catholic school which continues to celebrate and promote Science through our previous college status. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke CPLD opportunities and through commitment to National CPLD programmes such as NPQ Specialisms

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