Catering Assistant
Leventhorpe, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, CM21 9BY7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 December 2025 at 11am
Date listed
8 December 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
- £13,018.70 Annually (Actual) Salary: HA Scale 2* actual salary £13,018 per annum including outer fringe allowance, based on 22.5 hours per week, term time only plus 3 days
Catering Assistant job summary
Salary: HA Scale 2* actual salary £13,018 per annum including outer fringe allowance, based on 22.5 hours per week, term time only plus 3 days
Hours: 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 10.00am to 2.45pm to include a 15-minute unpaid break, term time only plus 3 days
Start date: As soon as possible
*Full-time equivalent salary = HA Scale 2 £24,413 per annum (including outer fringe allowance of £729 pa)
We are seeking to appoint a friendly and warm person to join our caring and committed Catering Team. You will work on our continually improving school site which boasts a welcoming atmosphere.
Unlike other schools in the area, we have our very own onsite catering team who pride themselves on delivering healthy, homemade meals and snacks to our students and staff team.
We have various catering outlets across our school site serving a variety of different menus on a daily basis. Your welcoming approach and customer service skills will make you a key part of everyone's every day.
No previous experience is required as full training will be provided.
In return Leventhorpe can provide:
- Excellent facilities: To accommodate our expanding roll, Leventhorpe has completed a significant multimillion pound capital build programme, including a new Science and Sixth Form block and a state of the art Performing Arts and English block. Previous investment has included a Sports Complex which features a sports hall, fitness suite, dance studio, 3G all-weather pitch and floodlit tennis courts
- A positive working environment in a heavily oversubscribed school with an excellent academic record and high standards. We place strong emphasis on student learning and achievement
- Exceptionally dedicated colleagues and enthusiastic students
- Priority admission for children of staff after a qualifying period
Closing date for applications is 12.00 noon Monday 15th December 2025.
For this post, applications will be processed upon receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed prior to the closing date; therefore, early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
Leventhorpe is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information for candidates, including the school's policies on Safer Recruitment, Child Protection and Data Privacy notices, can be found on the Careers page of the school’s profile.
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 Leventhorpe
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1471 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Leventhorpe website
Overview
Leventhorpe School is an outstanding mixed, 11-19 secondary school and sixth form in the historic market town of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. The school became a Business and Enterprise Academy in August 2011. The intake at age 11 is drawn mainly from the pleasant and prosperous towns of Sawbridgeworth and Bishop's Stortford and from the surrounding villages. Demand for places in the school is very high with over four applications for each place.
In 2016 the school expanded its roll from 6 forms of entry to 8 forms of entry in order to meet local demand. To accommodate our expanding roll Leventhorpe is undergoing an extensive £12 million capital build programme including a Science and Sixth Form block, state of the art Performing Arts and English block recently completed. In recent years investment has included a £6 million Sports Complex (sports hall, fitness suite, dance studio, all weather pitch and floodlit tennis courts), £1 million Learning Resource Centre, re-modelling of Design & Technology facilities and £150k annual investment in ICT provision.
The school places a high priority on academic achievement as demonstrated at the last full OFSTED inspection when the school was graded “Outstanding” in each of the five categories. All staff are expected to play their role in ensuring the best possible outcomes for each and every student. We are proud of our historic pass rates in all subjects, with a large percentage of our highest grades achieving well above the national average. Teachers, students and parents place a very high value on behaviour and care which helps to promote a highly cohesive and effective learning community.
Leventhorpe is also the lead school for School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) within the Bishop’s Stortford Educational Trust (BSET) and has strong links with universities. The school hosts placements for trainees in a wide choice of subjects and is a long-standing partner school with Cambridge University for PGCE.
Significant investment has been made in staff training to develop approaches to teaching and learning. There is a strong focus on developing high performing teams at different levels in the organisation. This has helped to form a culture with shared vision and values and a constant drive to improve learning opportunities for students.
Subject departments are organised on a Faculty basis. The responsibility for the preparation of schemes of work and for monitoring their delivery lies with the Head of Faculty, overseen by a member of the Senior Leadership Team. The school places a high value on assessment for learning and each student undergoes regular assessments in each subject.
The School upholds traditional values of uniform, discipline, homework, punctuality and polite behaviour. Each of Years 7 – 11 is organised into mixed ability tutor groups and overseen by a Head of Year who oversees the academic and social development of students as they progress through the School. Form Tutors monitor their form members’ progress and liaise closely with pastoral heads.
In addition, each tutor group is assigned to one of eight Houses: Barnard, Cutforth, Fawbert, Lawrence, Moore, Newsom, Rivers and Wilkins. House Leaders organise a host of lively house events throughout the year such as talent competitions, quizzes and sporting events.
An extensive extra-curricular menu is available to all students. A comprehensive timetable of clubs offers something for everyone, from Rock Band to Astronomy Club. A strong emphasis is placed on supporting students not just in lessons but also outside the curriculum. Staff and students' interest and enthusiasm in these groups is high. Music and drama productions are staged frequently to support the musical life of school. 10% of students are admitted on the basis of musical aptitude into year 7. Students are also encouraged to represent the school in a variety of sports.
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