Catering Assistant

Firwood High School, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 4HU

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 September 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: £8,891.00 Annually (Actual) based on term time only plus 5 training days

Catering Assistant job summary

Trustees are looking to appoint a General Catering Assistant to prepare, cook and serve school meals and carry out general kitchen duties in accordance with food handling and preparation regulations, ensuring safe and proper use of the kitchen / catering equipment and materials provided. Experience of general kitchen duties would be useful but not necessary to someone willing and keen to learn.

Contract: Part time and permanent.
Start Date: ASAP

Salary: Grade A, Actual Salary £8,891
Working Hours: 15 hrs per week, Term Time only plus 5 days - 11.00 am - 2.00 pm

Firwood is an exciting place to be and if you are a team player with a commitment to the highest quality provision for pupils with SEN then we would like to hear from you.

Closing Date for applications: Sunday 4th October 2026

Shortlisting:- w/c 5th October 2026

Interview Date: w/c 12th October 2026

The school is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 Firwood High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Size: 261 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Firwood High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/firwood-high-school-bolton

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