Catering Assistant/Driver

Thomas Deacon Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2UW

5 days remaining to apply

Closing date
2 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 September 2024

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: Pathway 1 Point 2-3, £5,114.89 - £5,199.73 (FTE £22,366 – £22,737) per annum

Catering Assistant/Driver job summary

Catering Assistant/Driver

Contract: Permanent, Part time

Hours: 10 hours, 38 weeks (term time only)

Working pattern: Monday – Friday, 12pm – 2pm

Salary: Pathway 1 Point 2-3, £5,114.89 - £5,199.73 (FTE £22,366 – £22,737) per annum

Site: Thomas Deacon Academy

Closing date:  2nd October 2024

Start date:  ASAP

Please note the trust may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date or interview suitable candidates prior to the advert closing.  

Are you passionate about food and enjoy driving?

Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where every day is different?

If so, we would love you to apply for this role of Catering Assistant/Driver.

Your role:

As a Catering Assistant/Driver at Thomas Deacon Academy, you will be responsible for packing and delivering hot lunches and other items to another school, assisting with food preparation and general cleaning duties, and maintaining high standards of food hygiene and safety. You will also promote a positive atmosphere within the refectory area and ensure the catering vehicle is kept clean and fully charged. You must be willing to drive an automatic van and be able to handle and move insulated food boxes. Your role will require commitment to excellence, curiosity to continuously improve, and the courage to take on new challenges.

To be successful in this role, you must have an NVQ Level 2 in Food Preparation and Production or equivalent, a CIEH Level 2 award in Food Safety, and a full, clean driving license. You should have experience in volume catering, excellent customer care skills, and the ability to work well with children, young people, staff, and other adults.

About us:

We are an award-winning catering team committed to developing our team members through a safe and relaxed environment. Sustainability is important to us and we continue to source our produce from local suppliers and reduce paper and plastic waste. In support of student learning, we help to develop food awareness initiatives with competitions, food sampling, menu planning and cookery demonstrations. We value compassion in our interactions, confidence in our abilities, and courtesy in our service.

Why work for us?:

We are part of the Thomas Deacon Education Trust and we can offer you:

Progression opportunities across the Trust

Continuous development, e.g. training, coaching

Access to the most generous pension schemes in the UK (LGPS & teachers’ pension scheme)

Free flu vaccinations

Cycle to work scheme

£250 Recommend a friend scheme

Free & confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Trained Mental health first aiders

Staff Character Awards

Collaborative working across schools in the Trust

If you have the skills we are looking for, we can’t wait to meet you!

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Thomas Deacon Education 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 Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you have any questions regarding this post, please contact the HR Team on e-mail at  hrteam@tdet.education 

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.