Catering Assistant

Ark St Alban's Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 0YH

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 October 2026

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  25 September 2026

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: £24,482 per year. Actual salary £12,869 based on working 22 hours per week, term time only.

Catering Assistant job summary

Ark St Alban’s Academy is looking for a friendly and hardworking Catering Assistant to join our dedicated catering team. You will play an important part in delivering a high-quality meal service for our students and staff, helping to create a positive dining experience every day.

As a Catering Assistant, you will support with all aspects of food preparation, serving meals, maintaining kitchen hygiene, and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations in the kitchen.

What We Are Looking For:

• Team Player: Able to work well with others in a fast-paced environment.
• Reliable & Positive: A can-do attitude and willingness to learn.
• Safety Conscious: Basic understanding of food hygiene and safety standards (training provided if needed).
• Organized & Efficient: Able to follow instructions and complete tasks promptly.
• Customer Focused: Friendly and approachable when serving students and staff.

If you enjoy working with food and want to make a difference in a school community, we would love to hear from you!

If you would like to discuss this opportunity or for any queries, please contact the HR Team: HR@arkstalbans.org

 

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

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

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 Ark St Alban's Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 797 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ark St Alban's Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ark-st-alban-s-academy

Ark St Albans Academy is committed to addressing educational disadvantage. We consistently guide pupils to GCSE and A-Level outcomes which place our cohorts in the top 10% of schools nationally on many measures, including those for the progress of disadvantaged pupils. Our school serves pupils from central Birmingham. The percentage of our cohort eligible for the Pupil Premium is the eighth highest in the country.

There are very few communities in the UK who need great teachers more than ours. Teachers and leaders at Ark St Alban’s Academy are determined to prove that the background of a young person can be no impediment to their success. Our school prepares pupils to succeed at elite universities, with our alumni proudly representing our community at prestigious destinations including Cambridge University, Durham University and the London School of Economics.

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