Catering Assistant - Casual Contract Only
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2BG6 days remaining to apply
Closing date
19 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
10 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Casual
Full time equivalent salary
- £13.31 - £13.31 Hourly Band 1 (point 3) £25,614 FTE
Catering Assistant - Casual Contract Only job summary
** This is a Casual Catering Contract Only - will only be used on an as and when needed basis in the Loughborough Area **
We are looking for a reliable and enthusiastic Catering Assistant to join our friendly catering team. This is an excellent opportunity to play a vital role in providing a high-quality catering service for our pupils and staff within a supportive school environment.
As a Catering Assistant, you will help ensure that meals are prepared, served, and cleaned away efficiently while maintaining high standards of hygiene, cleanliness, and customer service.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with the preparation of food and beverages.
- Supporting basic cooking activities under supervision.
- Serving and transporting meals.
- Setting up and clearing dining areas, service points, equipment, and furniture.
- Washing crockery, cutlery, utensils, and kitchen equipment.
- Maintaining cleanliness within the kitchen, dining areas, and associated facilities.
- Assisting with the movement and arrangement of dining furniture.
- Undertaking other duties appropriate to the role as directed by the Catering supervisor/Manager
The successful candidate will:
- Have a positive and flexible approach to work.
- Enjoy working as part of a team.
- Be committed to providing excellent customer service.
- Take pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene.
- Be reliable, punctual, and hardworking.
- Have previous catering experience (desirable but not essential as training will be provided).
Why work for the St Thomas Aquinas Multi Academy Trust?
- Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 23 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
- Pension - automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
- Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
- Employees are eligible for free childcare during their working hours if their child attends a before-school or after-school club operated by the school.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Perks at Work - Access to discounts from high street retailers
About St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Our school is part of the St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 23 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Leicester City, Rutland and Leicestershire. Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development.
The Trust and all our schools within our Trust committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check, online check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants. The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.
Learn more about us on our socials:
Instagram: @StThomasAquinasCMAT
Facebook: @StThomasAquinasCMAT
LinkedIn: @st-thomas-aquinas-catholic-multi-academy-trust
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust and all our schools within our Trust committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check, online check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants. The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 203 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
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