Catering Assistant Apprentice

Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 0PA

37 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 April 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: £8,934.90 Annually (Actual) Apprentice Year 1 Salary Applies

Catering Assistant Apprentice job summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Catering team as a Catering Assistant Apprentice. This role is designed to provide comprehensive on-the-job training, leading to a nationally recognised level 2 Production Chef qualification.

Working under the guidance of the experienced Catering administrative staff, your duties will be varied and will include:

Food Preparation: preparing ingredients in line with food safety regulations. Preparation of cold food items for break and lunch service.

Cooking: cooking various components of main meal and “Street Food” items for break and lunch service.

Serving: Serving dishes from counter to staff and students

Stock management: Working with the team to process food deliveries and assist with creation of stock orders and stock take.

Meeting and Event Support: Assisting with the preparation of buffet’s for open events, parents evenings, and rewards events.

Compassion - Deal with students and staff with politeness and following in house safeguarding training to highlight any concerns to the relevant team members.

The Apprenticeship Programme

You will be enrolled on the Production Chef Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard. This will involve a combination of workplace learning and formal training with a designated training provider. You will develop lots of valuable skills on the apprenticeship, including:

Kitchen operations

Nutrition

Legal and Governance

Business & Commercial understanding

Professional Development and Performance

Our school is committed to inclusion and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The school expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please contact the School Office (01400 272422) to book a place on a tour.

Tour dates and times: Friday 1st May 9am or Tuesday 5th May 10am - please email hr@swracademy.org to book into one of these sessions

Closing date: 31st May 2026 at Midnight

Interview Date: Wednesday 10th June

The Trust may close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications are received; therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Find out more about our recruitment policies by following: SWRA Recruitment

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

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 Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 994 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-william-robertson-academy-welbourn

Sir William Robertson Academy is a popular and successful 11-18 comprehensive school situated in delightful rural surroundings on the Lincolnshire/Nottinghamshire border. Pupils with a positive approach to learning, a committed staff and a supportive body of parents have helped to create a school which was judged by OFSTED (March 2019) to be ‘Good’ in every area of its provision. Sir William Robertson Academy has been acknowledged as one of the top 100 non-selective state-funded schools in England. The school has been approved as part of the DFE's School Re-building programme.

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