Catering Assistant
Elliott Hudson College, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 0LT14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 August 2026 at 9am
Date listed
27 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 20 hours per week, term time only + 1 working week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Salary: GORSE 1 £24,521, Actual Salary: £11,400
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and hardworking Catering Assistant to join our friendly catering based at Elliott Hudson College. In this important role, you will help deliver a high-quality catering service, ensuring pupils, staff and visitors enjoy nutritious meals in a safe, welcoming and well-maintained dining environment. Working as part of a busy academy kitchen, you will support food preparation, service and dining operations while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and customer care.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, takes pride in delivering great service and wants to make a positive contribution to the daily experience of young people. Whether you have previous catering experience or are looking to develop new skills, we will provide the support and training needed to help you succeed.
What We Are Looking For
- A positive, reliable and flexible approach to work.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
- The ability to work effectively as part of a busy team.
- A commitment to high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness.
- A friendly, professional manner with students, staff and visitors.
- Previous catering experience is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their careerhave the opportunity toenjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership toa pension scheme.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Elliott Hudson College
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
- Sixth form or college
- Size
- 1480 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@tgat.org.uk
Elliott Hudson College is part of the nationally renowned The GORSE Academies Trust and is therefore able to offer you an all-round outstanding experience. This will ensure that you gain the qualifications and portfolio that you need to progress to your choice of higher education provider or professional employment. Elliott Hudson College will, as its central mission, focus on ensuring that young people in the Leeds city region enjoy access to truly inspirational academic Post-16 education.
The mission of Elliott Hudson College is to create a culture of excellence in which all thrive. All members of our community understand that a culture of excellence is achieved by each person doing a little better each day. By adopting this mindset over a prolonged period of time, all within our community can achieve excellence but also create a culture that encourages excellence in others.
Please see our staff prospectus here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18o4eFAUs1lk4VbWjHCLmzFtc2mPaIizy/view
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