Catering Assistant

Charlton Wood Primary Academy, Bristol, BS34 5BN

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 January 2026

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: £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary: £9,481, BG4, N3

Catering Assistant job summary

Salary: £24,796, BG4, N3

Actual Salary: £9,481

Contract: Permanent / Part Time - 16.25 total weekly hours

Closing date: Monday 19 January 2026

Interview date: TBC

Purpose:

You will be delivering high-quality food and service that creates a safe, welcoming and enjoyable dining experience for pupils and staff. You will help prepare and serve meals to agreed standards, maintain hygiene and food safety compliance, and contribute positively to the school community while supporting the wider Trust catering team.

Duties (further details in the attached application pack):

• Prepare and set up the dining area, furniture and service equipment for meals
• Cook and serve dishes to agreed recipes and standards, ensuring consistency and quality
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene across all catering areas and equipment daily
• Follow food safety, HACCP and record‑keeping requirements, reporting any concerns promptly
• Provide cover or transfer to other Trust schools when required
• Support safe working practices and comply with Health & Safety policies
• Act as a professional role model through presentation, punctuality, and behaviour

We offer:

• Enhanced CPD, including access to professional networks across the Trust
• Paid induction and training suited to the role
• Confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Use of the Cycle Scheme
• Paid completion of a DBS check
• Flu vaccination vouchers
• Free eye tests (where the employee is desk-based)
• Where eligible, automatic enrolment to the relevant pension scheme
• Honouring of continuous service earned in the Local Authority

Fluency Duty

This role has been identified as falling within the definition of requiring fluency in spoken English. You will be required to speak English with confidence and be able to conduct a conversation and answer questions for extended periods of time.

Safeguarding Statement

Trust in Learning (Academies) is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Our policy and practice is in line with the Department for Education’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ most recent Guidance. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult. Safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, online checks, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional and character references, checking previous employment history and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Charlton Wood Primary Academy is part of the Endeavour Academy Trust, which is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can find our Child Protection Policy on the trust's website: http://www.endeavouracademytrust.org.uk We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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 Charlton Wood Primary Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 388 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Charlton Wood Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/charlton-wood-primary-academy

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