Catering Assistant
Four Acres Academy, Bristol, Bristol, BS13 8RB2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
21 November 2025
Closing date
14 December 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 November 2025
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
- Grade 1 SCP 2
Catering Assistant job summary
Are you a passionate professional ready to build your future?
Do you want to work in a supportive environment where your skills and contributions are valued?
Join us!
At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an environment where every employee - whether in teaching, support, or leadership - can flourish. We strive to attract, develop, and retain the very best talent by creating a culture that values professional development, wellbeing, and inclusion.
Your Role in Building Brighter Futures
As a Catering Assistant at Four Acres Academy, you will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of Futura’s mission statement of “Building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish”. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about living our values and making a positive impact on all the young people in our Trust.
Four Acres Academy is a dynamic primary school in Withywood, Bristol, where children are inspired to achieve, believe, and grow. With a strong emphasis on community and personal development, the school offers a creative and engaging learning experience for all pupils.
As a Catering Assistant, you will be responsible to:
Assist in food preparation, ensuring high presentation standards and proper stock rotation.
Monitor and maintain clean, well-stocked service areas (cutlery, disposables, equipment) prior to service.
Deliver friendly, personal service aimed at achieving total customer satisfaction and minimizing complaints.
Actively contribute to sales efforts through effective selling techniques and attractive display management.
Work collaboratively with colleagues, support team members, and attend training/briefings as required.
Maintain a clean, tidy appearance, punctuality, and adherence to uniform standards.
Comply with all statutory and company health, hygiene, fire, and safety regulations; report issues and follow cleaning schedules.
Adhere to cash handling and security protocols, reporting any concerns to the Catering Manager.
Attend meetings, training sessions, and other events as required while maintaining confidentiality and upholding data protection and safeguarding standards.
Flexibly work across locations as needed, ensuring all Trust and Zest Catering standards are met.
What You’ll Bring to Futura
We are seeking to appoint a reliable and committed individual with:
A sound level of secondary education with a Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate (at least desirable, if not essential).
Previous catering experience, preferably within a school or college setting.
Knowledge of health and safety practices and good hygiene standards in a kitchen environment.
A positive, reliable, and energetic approach with a commitment to teamwork and continuous professional development.
Excellent spoken communication skills, ability to work both independently and under pressure, and capability to perform physically demanding tasks.
What We Offer to Support Your Growth
Professional Growth: Continuous Professional Development (CPD), inset days, rotation and secondment opportunities, and leadership succession programmes.
Wellbeing Support: Initiatives like ‘Wellbeing Moments,’ flexible working arrangements, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support.
Comprehensive Benefits: Generous defined pension schemes, Health Cash-back Plan (covering dentist, physiotherapy appointments etc.), and multiple retail discount schemes.
Sustainability Commitment:Reducing our carbon footprint through our Climate and Nature initiatives across all schools.
Inclusive Culture:A collaborative environment where diversity is celebrated, helping staff bring their best selves to work and thrive in their roles.
Key Information:
Application Deadline: 19/12/2025
Potential Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: part time, Permanent, term time only 25 hours
PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement.
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 Four Acres Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 440 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Four Acres Academy website
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