Catering Assistant

Wey Valley Academy, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5AN

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  16 February 2026

• Closing date

  19 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 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: £12,655.00 - £13,055.00 Annually (Actual)

Catering Assistant job summary

A general Catering Assistant is required to cover Maternity Leave, and will work in a faced paced, busy school kitchen. Fresh, healthy meals are cooked and served daily to over 900 pupils.

Duties will include food preparation, lunch service, recording temperatures, clearing, cleaning, washing up and general kitchen duties. A food hygiene certificate is desirable but not essential. You will be part of a great team.

We are looking for candidates who are passionate with a drive to improve the life chances of our young people.

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 Wey Valley Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 996 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wey Valley Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wey-valley-academy-weymouth

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole