17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    31 May 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    12 May 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

£11,153.72 - £11,409.76 Annually (Actual)

Catering Assistant job summary

About you:

You’ll be a reliable and enthusiastic team player with a passion for good food and great service. Supporting the kitchen team, you'll assist with preparing, cooking, and serving meals to a high standard while following agreed menus and recipes. You’ll be mindful of hygiene and health & safety at all times and willing to pitch in with kitchen cleaning, stock control, and occasional special events. Flexibility, attention to detail, and a positive attitude are key to succeeding in this role.

The School:

Since our establishment in September 2019, our journey has been unconventional, marked by its unique challenges, and we are immensely proud of the dedication, kindness, and resilience displayed by our students and staff. Coupled with the unwavering support from our community, SFG has truly become an extraordinary place to learn and grow.

At SFG, we firmly believe in the transformative power of education. It serves as the cornerstone of our ethos, opening doors of opportunity and shaping futures. Our commitment lies not only in ensuring our students survive but thrive in their educational journey, nurturing their aspirations and dreams. We firmly believe in the transformative power of education. Our school is part of a collaborative and dynamic Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) that fosters an inclusive and ambitious learning community. We are dedicated to providing high-quality education, creating an environment where every individual is encouraged to reach their full potential. Our school culture promotes collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to excellence in everything we do.

The Trust:

BMAT is a thriving community of schools, committed to providing an outstanding education for every student attending one of our schools. We create environments where individuals matter, confidence flourishes, and every child can achieve exceptional outcomes. We currently oversee seven secondary academies and five primary academies, primarily located in Harlow, with additional sites in Newham and Stansted.

The Trust’s vision is clear - to work together to smash through the barriers that prevent children from becoming confident, high-achieving, and independent individuals.

What can BMAT offer you? BMAT provides a range of benefits to support your personal and professional well-being:

Generous employer pension contribution through Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme

Private healthcare benefits, including 24/7 Doctorline access

Home and electronic salary sacrifice scheme

Cycle to work

Discounted Gym membership through salary sacrifice

Lifestyle and discount savings

Workplace nursery fee salary sacrifice scheme via Yellownest

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support

Please note: Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to close this advertisement prior to the stated closing date should a suitable candidate be shortlisted or appointed.

BMAT Education is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)

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 Sir Frederick Gibberd College

School type
Free School, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary
School size
779 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
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Brand new 11-19 school with an academic sixth form in Harlow, Essex.

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