Catering Assistant
Albany Academy, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3AY12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 20 hours per week 11.45am - 2.45pm Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Real living Wage
Hourly rate
- £13.45
What skills and experience we're looking for
In joining our catering team, you will need to be a fast working all-rounder. Your daily tasks will mainly consist of:
- general kitchen duties
- food preparation
- serving, cleaning and washing up
- maintaining high standards of presentation of food and replenishing counters keeping them looking attractive throughout the service time
- speaking to pupils and staff in a friendly, helpful and professional manner
- assisting pupils and staff whenever necessary
- undertake all basic training and work effectively with colleagues as part of a team
Working within a school environment you will need good communication skills and be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the English language.
What the school offers its staff
As an employer Albany Learning Trust offers the following benefits:
Pension: Access to either the teacher pension scheme or local government pension schemes. These offer defined pension benefits, including generous death in service contribution.
Salary: We are proud to be a living wage employer. We offer competitive rates for all roles.
Travel: Membership of cycle to work scheme, which offers up to 40% off the price of a bicycle, including e-bikes.
Support: Our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides confidential support for staff and their families for both personal and work-related matters.
- We train staff in Chimp Management, which helps with people to manage their mind more effectively, with an approach grounded in neuroscience.
- We have free access to Headspace app, which offers meditation and mindfulness for any mind, any mood and any goal.
- We offer membership of the tech scheme, which offers up to 40% off the cost of personal IT equipment and white goods.
Priority: Children of staff have priority admissions to their school.
Development: Our high-quality training ensures personal, professional development and allows staff to become expert in their role. A clear progression route within the Trust also provides opportunities to prepare staff for their next career step. Partnerships with the top professional bodies and training providers ensures high quality, evidence-based training is always available to all staff. All our classroom staff receive training in High Performance Learning teaching and have access to HPL training pathways. Our leaders are trained by Leadership Matters and have access to professional leadership qualifications including NPQs.
Further information about the job
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
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About Albany Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 722 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Albany Academy website
- Email address
- vacancies@albanyacademy.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01257 244020
Albany Academy is a highly successful and popular 11-16 school situated in Chorley, Lancashire. With 727 pupils currently on roll, the school provides an excellent education within a nurturing and caring environment where every student is well known by every member of staff and are proud to be a member of Albany Learning Trust, the first school trust of its type in Lancashire.
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