Catering Assistant

Claycots School, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 1QX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  3 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  19 September 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: £8,904.00 - £9,174.00 Annually (FTE)

Catering Assistant job summary

Who are we?

Claycots School is a large Primary School split over two campuses. Having recently scored Good in OFSTED, we are ambitious about driving standards of teaching and learning and improving outcomes for all children

The successful applicant will:

The successful candidate will like children and want to Support the Catering Manager to develop and progress the catering provision to deliver healthy, well-presented and high-quality meals that meet the School Nutritional Standards. They will need to be able to follow instructions and have good attention to detail as they will be dealing with children with allergies. The ideal candidate will have high standards in terms of attendance and punctuality.

Why join Claycots?

- Employee Assistance programme that provides free counselling, advice and support

- Ongoing Professional Development (CPD programmes for all staff)

- Staff Discounted Lunch

- Newly refurbished Staffrooms

- Hot Drink Machines

- Free On-Site Parking

- Subsidised staff end of term events that all are welcome to attend

- Mental Health First Aiders

- Awarded gold in ‘Investors in People’.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop and improve the lunch service at our school and make a lasting impact. If you are enthusiastic, hardworking and passionate about catering, we’d love for you to apply.

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

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Claycots School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 1649 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Claycots School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/claycots-school

Claycots School is a large, multi-site school which is judged Good by Ofsted. Currently we have 1700 pupils over two campuses in Slough making us a unique school to work in.

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