Catering Assistant
Bardsey Primary Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 9DG14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
22 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Term time, part time: Between 10 and 15 hours per week, term time only + 1 working week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- National Minimum Wage
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and hardworking Catering Assistant to join our friendly catering based at Bardsey Primary Academy. In this important role, you will help deliver a high-quality catering service, ensuring pupils, staff and visitors enjoy nutritious meals in a safe, welcoming and well-maintained dining environment. Working as part of a busy academy kitchen, you will support food preparation, service and dining operations while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and customer care.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, takes pride in delivering great service and wants to make a positive contribution to the daily experience of young people. Whether you have previous catering experience or are looking to develop new skills, we will provide the support and training needed to help you succeed.
What We Are Looking For
- A positive, reliable and flexible approach to work.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
- The ability to work effectively as part of a busy team.
- A commitment to high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness.
- A friendly, professional manner with students, staff and visitors.
- Previous catering experience is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership to a pension scheme.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Bardsey Primary Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 208 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@tgat.org.uk
About Bardsey Primary Academy
‘Together, we succeed.’
Our vision:
To develop and nurture pupils’ interests and talents; for every child to be the very best they can be, regardless of their background or ability;
To prepare children for the future as responsible and active global citizens; to work together with respect and kindness.
Underpinning our vision are our 4 key values; Ambition, Creativity, Curiosity and Unity.
Ambition
We are ambitious in what we want for the children of Bardsey Primary and we want them to have high aspirations of themselves too – to achieve that which they are truly capable of. We aim to instil in our pupils that with hard work, ambition and self-belief, they can achieve great things.
Creativity
At Bardsey Primary, we aim to provide opportunities for pupils to develop their creative skills as well as their knowledge and appreciation of the arts. Through encouraging creativity, pupils become more confident at solving problems and seeing things from other people's perspective. Many future career paths for our pupils may rely upon creative thought processes and we aim to develop this within our children.
Curiosity
Learning is for life. We make sure that, through high-quality curriculum design and delivery, children retain their sense of inquisitiveness throughout their time at Bardsey Primary and beyond. We want our pupils to enjoy their learning and be eager for the next stage in their education.
Unity
We develop children’s understanding and appreciation of other cultures, faiths and characteristics. We build strong partnerships between school and home to enable children to make the best progress possible and foster a sense of community, support and togetherness with the families we serve. Children work in collaboration with each other to develop their awareness and understanding of the importance of teamwork.
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