Catering Assistant

Ashby School, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1DT

Deadline is tomorrow

• Job start date

  27 July 2026

• Closing date

  28 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Actual salary £11,564

Catering Assistant job summary

Catering Assistant 

Required from September 2026

Grade 4 point 6

Permanent 

Pro rota £11,564

20 hours per week for 39 weeks (term time plus 1 week)

Monday - Friday 9.30am-1.30pm

Do you want a job that is fulfilling? Do you love and value supporting young people? Do you believe in the opportunity for every child to have the best possible opportunity to learn? Are you patient, tenacious, optimistic and a great communicator? Then Ashby School could be the place for you!

 We’re looking for a friendly and reliable person to join our school canteen team, serving meals to students aged 11-18. This is a great opportunity to work in a welcoming environment where you’ll play a key role in providing nutritious food to our school community.

With a supportive team and a good work-life balance, this role is perfect for someone who enjoys working with food and being part of a school setting. If you have a positive attitude and take pride in great service, we’d love to hear from you!

 

Closing Date

The closing date for completed applications is Friday 28th August 2026

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 Ashby School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1669 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ashby School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ashby-school-ashby-de-la-zouch

Ashby School is a thriving, successful and over-subscribed 11-19 Academy with over 1,600 students on roll including 500 in Ashby Sixth form. Conveniently located close to the M42 and M1, within easy reach of several areas of outstanding natural beauty and with the national forest on the doorstep, the school is set in its own attractive grounds in the expanding market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.

At Ashby School prides itself on putting students at its heart. We want all our students to have a happy and successful learning experience and are committed to ensuring that all students fulfil their academic potential.

Everyone in the Ashby School community is committed to achieving this, because, at Ashby, ‘Anything is Possible’.

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