Catering Assistant
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 2JA7 days remaining to apply
Closing date
25 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 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
- £25,949.00 Annually (FTE) Lancashire Foundation Living Wage
Catering Assistant job summary
Catering Assistant
17.5 hours per week, Part Time
Permanent
Term Time Only, 43.6 weeks per year
At St Barnabas we strive to help every child to, ‘achieve great things’ and live ‘life in all its fullness’ by inspiring them with rich, fun experiences and equipping them with a love of learning. Our school has a strong Christian ethos built on our core Gospel values which the children chose themselves: Trust, Forgiveness,Friendship, Generosity, Respect, Service and Courage. St Barnabas was known in the Bible as an encourager so we try to follow his example and encourage others. With close links with our parish church, other schools in our multi-academy Trust and our dedicated team of staff, governors and parents, we take pride in, “Learning and growing together in a love-filled Christian family”.
We are looking for a Catering Assistant to join our school catering team and support the smooth running of the kitchen and lunchtime service. The successful candidate will work alongside our existing team to help prepare and serve meals, ensuring a welcoming lunchtime experience for our pupils and staff.
The right candidate will have:
- Experience working in a customer-focused environment, ideally in catering
- Experience supporting basic food preparation and following health and safety procedures
- Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate (or the ability to take within 6 months)
- Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
- A high level of communication and organisational skills
- The ability to use relevant technology and catering systems
- A can-do attitude and strong customer service ethos
- A commitment to the health, wellbeing and positive experience of pupils through the catering provision
What we offer:
- A warm welcome from a happy school family with a strong Christian ethos.
- Flexible, term-time hours.
- Confident and enthusiastic children who enjoy learning.
- The active support of parents and governors.
- Strong links with our local church, schools and community.
- Opportunities for professional and personal development.
- Motivated and experienced Local Governing Committee and central Cidari Trust team.
- Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Access to health and wellbeing support for you and your family.
- Employment within a Trust committed to equality of opportunity and nationally and locally negotiated pay arrangements.
- Terms and conditions protected through a formal trade union recognition agreement with all the major education and support staff unions, and supported through regular JCNC meetings.
- Access to employee benefits & rewards through Perkbox.
- Cycle to work scheme.
Visits to the Academy are encouraged and warmly welcomed by appointment through the office.
Closing date: Friday 25th September 2026 at 12noon
Proposed Interview date: Tuesday 29th September 2026 (subject to change)
The Trust reserves the right to extend or shorten the closing date for this role.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, an online search will be carried out as part of our safer recruitment pre-employment checks on shortlisted candidates.
We are a member of Cidari Multi Academy Trust, established in November 2013, a growing educational trust and part of the Blackburn Diocese. Cidari Education is committed to providing high quality education for all children in our academies based on clearly established Christian values and principles.
Cidari Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The above post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure & Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions. Further information is available below.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 207 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
We are a Church of England primary academy. Being an academy means that we joined a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), our trust is called Cidari. Being a CofE academy, means that our Vision and Mission statements are at the forefront of everything that we do here, they are not just words we live them out every day.
We are a one form entry academy and our intake starts with 2yr olds all the way up to 11 year olds. Our staff team are friendly and welcoming, we have an open door policy so that parents can speak to us as and when needed.
Our children are happy and love coming to school, they settle well and always make good friends. The children are engaged in their learning and use a Growth Mindset approach to enable them to build resilience and to be able to challenge themselves to take risks.
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