Catering Assistant

Littleham Church of England Primary School, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2QY

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  1 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.45 Hourly

Catering Assistant job summary

To commence in September 2025

5 days a week, 27.5hrs, 39 weeks per year

NJC Grade B £12.45ph

You will need to be an enthusiastic, self-motivated and hard-working individual who can assist our kitchen staff in providing high quality meals for children, staff, visitors and events at our busy school.

You will need to have an appreciation for the challenges of working in a busy kitchen and be willing to carry out a variety of roles, including food preparation, storage of food stuff, washing up as well as other activities that may change on a day-to-day basis. Ideally, you will have previous catering experience, but training will be provided.

This role is to assist with cooking, and preparation of pupil and staff meals at Littleham C of E Primary School alongside the Kitchen Manager. You will then transport using your own vehicle to Woodbury Salterton C of E Primary school to deliver and serve meals during a mealtime duty.

Business insurance is required for this position and will be reimbursed by the Trust should this inflate the premium. A mileage allowance of 45p will also be paid per mile for journeys between schools.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Preparation and serving of meals as required to include main meal, desert and drinks to pupils and staff

Assist with the laying up of table and serving counters and then clearing, cleaning and tidying following lunchtime period

To comply with all aspects of Health & safety and Food Hygiene Act.

Temperature testing of food

Clearing up and removal of waste food, packaging and other waste generated by the kitchen and its activities

Furniture moving in dining area as required

Ideally, you will:

Previous experience in a similar role in a school or commercial environment;

Be able to build good relationships with children and staff and be a friendly and positive presence in our school;

Be willing to work as part of a team and have a good sense of humour;

Be able to use your own initiative when required;

Be able to work under pressure with tight deadlines

What we can offer you:

Salary Sacrifice offers, including Bike2Work, Tech Scheme and Gym Membership

Substantial workplace pension

Term time ‘Give Back Day’ to take for personal reasons

Staff Wellbeing support

CPD opportunities for all staff

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and Social Media online check.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Littleham Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 180 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Littleham Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/littleham-church-of-england-primary-school-exmouth

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