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Catering Assistant
Longfield Academy, Darlington, DL3 0HT22 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
5 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 10 hours a week, Monday to Friday Hours of work 12.30pm to 2.00pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- NJC Band 2, SCP 4 £25,185 pro rata (Actual £6,135.42 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Catering Assistant to join our friendly and dedicated Catering Department. Hours of work
In this role, you will:
- Support with basic food preparation and cooking
- Assist in the set-up, service, and clearing of the dining area
- Serve food to students and staff in a professional and welcoming manner
- Carry out cleaning duties, including washing up and maintaining hygiene standards
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Ideally have at least 6 months’ experience in a catering or food preparation environment
- Hold, or be working towards, an NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in Catering, Food Preparation, or a related qualification
- Demonstrate good communication and customer service skills
- Be a team player, able to work collaboratively with colleagues
- Show flexibility and adaptability to meet the day-to-day needs of the school environment
What the school offers its staff
This is a great opportunity to be part of a supportive team, contributing to a positive dining experience for our school community.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post and the successful applicant will either need to apply for a DBS or give the Trust consent to check their status if they are registered with the Update Service.
An online search will be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with KCSIE. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and candidates will have the chance to discuss any issues of concern at interview.
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 Longfield Academy
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 721 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Longfield Academy website
- Email address
- arowell@longfield.nalp.org.uk
As Headteacher, l am extremely proud to be serving the community of Longfield and the surrounding area. Prior to joining Longfield, I led four other schools, steering one to outstanding which led to me becoming a National Leader of Education, one from requires improvement to good, and another that became the highest achieving school in the county.
Since my arrival in April 2022, I have implemented many changes to support Longfield Academy on its journey to becoming a place of outstanding educational provision. Starting with the achievement of an Ofsted good grading in all four Ofsted areas in October 2024:
The quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management
My goal is to ensure that Darlington and the Longfield area, has an outstanding school at the heart of its community. Our school and Trust vision is to build a learning community that shapes young people’s development into happy, productive, independent adults.
United with our Trust’s vision, we are determination to empower all our young people to flourish, not just academically, but also socially and personally. At Longfield, we encourage our children to adopt behaviours that support learning and promote good relationships. Our children are polite, respectful and “the culture is now one where pupils are happy, kind and friendly” as recognised by Ofsted in our most recent inspection. Our children are amazing.
Our ‘Choices of Behaviour Policy’ seeks to encourage young people to make positive choices and reinforces those choices through praise. Our academic achievements continue to demonstrate that we improve the future life chances of our children, complemented by a strong desire to support the development of the whole child through our Pledges, Life Curriculum and Enrichment programmes.
Children with Special Educational Needs are a high priority, and we have developed a Personalised Learning Centre to support additional need and support our most vulnerable with a wide range of intervention strategies and skilled staff.
We believe that Longfield Academy is a fantastic school and with the support of parents / carers and the local community, we will continue to strengthen our positive culture and academic provision for all our children.
Please accept my offer of an open invitation to visit us, anytime, to experience our academy first-hand.
Mrs A. Sweeten
Headteacher
Arranging a visit to Longfield Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email arowell@longfield.nalp.org.uk.
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