Catering Assistant

Childwall Sports & Science Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 6XZ

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 August 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  3 August 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: £6,979.00 Annually (Actual) NJC SCP 3

Catering Assistant job summary

Childwall Sports & Science Academy is looking to appoint reliable and enthusiastic Catering Assistants to join our catering team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy environment and takes pride in providing a high-quality service to students and staff. The successful candidate will support the Catering Manager with food preparation, serving customers, cleaning duties and ensuring high standards of food hygiene and health and safety are maintained at all times.

What you'll be doing:

• Assisting with the preparation and serving of food and beverages.
• Preparing service areas for lunchtime service.
• Supporting hospitality and catering requests.
• Washing up, cleaning and maintaining kitchen and dining areas.
• Following food hygiene, COSHH and Health & Safety regulations.
• Delivering excellent customer service to students, staff and visitors.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Enjoys working as part of a team.
• Is reliable, hardworking and professional.
• Is willing to undertake training and development opportunities.
• Has previous catering experience (desirable).
• Holds a Food Safety/Hygiene Level 3 Certificate (desirable).

Why join us?

As part of Lydiate Learning Trust, you will benefit from:

• A supportive and friendly working environment.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Employee wellbeing and assistance programmes.
• Excellent pension scheme.
• Family-friendly policies and staff benefits package.

Lydiate Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.

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 Childwall Sports & Science Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1049 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Childwall Sports & Science Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/childwall-sports-science-academy

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