Catering Assistant

Kingfisher Primary Academy, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 4PY

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  14 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £8,715.00 - £8,934.00 Annually (Actual) 16.5 hours per week, term time contract - full time equivalent salary £22,548 - £23,114 per annum

Catering Assistant job summary

Astrea Academy Kingfisher are recruiting a Catering Assistant who is passionate about providing great customer service - this is a term time, part-time opportunity.

As an essential member of the Catering Team, you will thrive in a busy environment, be adaptable and flexible and will support colleagues to maintain high professional standards. 

We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We want to ensure that all our students have the option to be able to go to university or aspirational alternative. We are not going to reduce expectations because of a child’s background or home life, or because they are new to English or have a special education need. In fact, the opposite is true. It is our job to redouble our efforts to help children overcome these barriers so that they can flourish. 

 What we offer: 

• A dedicated and supportive team with a shared mission to improve the catering offer within education
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme
• Continued professional development and training opportunities.

The successful candidate will: 

• Have great communication skills, and the ability to work to tight deadlines whilst paying close attention to detail
• Be aligned to our values and mission. If you are the type of person who fits with our culture, you will love working here 
• Have experience of preparing fresh food and of working in a similar role
• Be someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs.  

Interested in applying?

Please take a look at the Applicant Brief to find out more before applying.  

We actively welcome visits and discussions about the role - please contact  Graham Powell – 07517830485 or Sky Gray – 07391401038

If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognise your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can positively impact a number of entitlements, including increased annual holiday payments which represent an increase in salary. This can be discussed in more detail at interview.

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.

Commitment to safeguarding

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.

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About Kingfisher Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 408 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Kingfisher Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingfisher-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

Kingfisher is a fantastic academy that places great importance on the success of its pupils. Children are assessed regularly and effective support ensures children make progress. An innovative curriculum has been designed to ensure that children take part in exciting lessons and that they play an active part in their own learning. A number of extra curricular clubs ensure that children have access to a range of enriching activities.

As an academy we love working with parents and have an increasing army of volunteer helpers who support us during the school day. We value the opinions of children in school and they have their own council. The council has regular meetings and discuss a wide range of issues.

Kingfisher is a two form entry academy (420 places) with a 52 place nursery.

The only true way to find out about this academy is to walk through the door and experience the positive atmosphere. We look forward to welcoming you into our academy community!

We hope that you enjoy your visit to our website, and that you find any information you are looking for. Please feel free to contact the academy direct and speak to Mrs Flint with any queries you may have and she will be able to direct you to the most suitable person to deal with your question

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