Catering Assistant

Castle EAST School, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1JS

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 March 2025

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: £23,656.00 - £24,404.00 Annually (FTE)

Catering Assistant job summary

Provide catering support in the preparation, cooking and serving of food and beverages plus related catering duties.

The successful individual will not necessarily have experience of working in a provision for pupils with special needs; irrespective of your experience, training will be fully provided and form part of the school induction process for all staff.

The salary for this role is £23,656 to £24,404 pro rata which equates to £13,628 to £ 14,059 per year.

The opportunity:

• Permanent
• 25 hours per week
• Monday to Friday: 9am to 2pm
• This is a term-time plus 1 week position equating to 39 weeks per year. Your pay will be pro rata, you will receive 1/12th of your salary every month, regardless of whether its school holidays or not

You will become an integral part of the school team, supporting with the preparation and serving of lunches for our pupils and school staff.

Upholding our high level of hygiene and cleanliness is vital which includes setting up service areas from the kitchen or dining areas, so they are ready to enjoy mealtimes and tidying away once service is completed.

If you have previous catering experience, then we would love to hear from you. However, this is not essential as full training will be provided.

We are looking for someone with excellent attention to detail, effective communication skills, ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively, embraces change well and deals with difficult situations effectively.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Castle EAST School

• School type: Free School, ages 9 to 16
• School size: 78 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Castle EAST School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castle-east-school

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