Catering Assistant & Driver

Caister Junior School, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 5ET

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  11 July 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  18 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.26 per hour

Catering Assistant & Driver job summary

part of Caister Primary Federation (CPF) Catering Services

based at Caister Junior School

Tel: 01493 728223

Email: business@cpfed.org

Website: https://caisterprimaryfederation.org/

• Salary - Scale A £12.26 per hour (£23,656 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part-time
• 16.25 hours per week (M-F)
• Term time only
• Required as soon as possible

Caister Primary Federation consists of four schools – Caister Infant and Junior Schools, Rollesby & Hemsby Primary schools. The meals for all schools are provided by CPF catering services, based in Caister. We are looking for an individual to join our existing team to deliver the meals to Hemsby Primary School, then onto Rollesby Primary School to deliver, then serve the meals on a daily basis at Rollesby Primary School. Hours of work, 10.45am - 2pm, Monday - Friday.

The role would include:

• Use of your own vehicle, with business insurance
• Mileage payable at 45p per mile
• Completion of Food Hygiene Certificate

Join the team at CPF Catering Services and help make a difference to the lives of young people through delivering healthy, nutritious, and balanced meals at Rollesby Primary School. We offer fully funded accredited courses, excellent career progression, and job satisfaction from giving back to your community and improving children’s lives.

This is a term-time only position, working 38 weeks per year, offering you a great work-life balance. Your pay will be pro rata, you will receive 1/12th of your salary every month, regardless of whether its school holidays or not!

You will become an integral part of the school team, supporting with the preparation and serving of lunches which have been cooked off site for young people and school staff, ensuring an engaging and interactive experience for all.

Upholding our high level of hygiene and cleanliness is vital which includes setting up service areas from the kitchen or dining areas, so they are ready to enjoy mealtimes and tidying away once service is completed.

If you have previous catering experience, then we would love to hear from you. However, we have worked hard to create an extensive induction and excellent training programmes that means if you enjoy home cooking and baking and have a passion for good food, we can help you learn to adapt to a commercial catering environment!

Applicants are invited to discuss the role with the Business Manager, Andrea Dix, or contact - business@cpfed.org 

How to apply:

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed applications should be returned to - business@cpfed.org

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Closing date:     11 July 2025

Interview date:   TBA

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.   

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Caister Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Caister Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/caister-junior-school

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