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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    20 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    12 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

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Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£11,633.86 Annually (Actual) Casual Catering Assistant £12.27 per hour

Catering Assistant/Casual Catering Assistant job summary

Catering Assistant/Casual Catering Assistant

Permanent. 21 hours, 15 mins per week, term time only including inset days.

Salary: Point 2 £23,656 (£11,633.86 actual)

Casual: £12.27 per hour, pay rise pending.

We are seeking to appoint a part time, permanent Catering Assistant with effect from 1st September 2025. The post is for 21 hours, 15 mins per week, term time only to include inset days. Hours of work 10.00 a.m. – 2.15 p.m.

We are also looking to appoint a Casual Catering Assistant. This post is to cover staff absence on an as and when required basis and will be on a casual contract.

The successful candidates will be required to carry out general kitchen duties and assist in food preparation under the general direction of the person in charge of the kitchen. Full training will be given.

The Dean Academy is an 11-16 school with approximately 750 students on roll in Lydney, in the beautiful Forest of Dean. As a small, local and fully comprehensive school, The Dean Academy is part of the highly successful Athelstan Trust. We are a school who have been on an incredible journey of rapid improvement and were judged as “good in all areas” in September 2021. The successful candidate will share the drive and ambition of our dedicated staff in continuing this community of transformation and will be keen to deliver exceptional education in a “school where students thrive” (Ofsted, 2021).

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful in being called for interview, all candidates are expected to apply for an enhanced DBS before appointment is confirmed. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your interview.

Closing Date: Friday 20th June 2025, 12 Noon

Interview date to be confirmed

Applications will be considered as they are received; we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful in being called for interview, all candidates are expected to apply for an enhanced DBS before appointment is confirmed. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your
interview.

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About The Dean Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
690 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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The Dean Academy is an 11-16 school with approximately 700 students on roll in Lydney, in the beautiful Forest of Dean. As a small, local and fully comprehensive school, The Dean Academy is part of the highly successful Athelstan Trust. We are a school who have been on an incredible journey of rapid improvement and were judged as “good in all areas” in September 2021 leading to the school growing quickly. The successful candidate will share the drive and ambition of our dedicated staff and will be keen to deliver exceptional education in a “school where students thrive” (Ofsted, 2021).

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