Catering Assistant (Maternity Cover)
Acorn Academy, Witham, Essex, CM8 1NA9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
29 September 2025
Closing date
18 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 20 Hours per week Monday to Friday 10am - 2pm Fixed Term ( Maternity Cover)
Contract type
- Fixed term - Covering the current postholders maternity leave - Maternity or parental leave cover
Actual salary
- Scale 3, point 4 (Actual Salary £11,030)
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the role:
We’re looking for an energetic, can-do Catering Assistant to help serve up healthy meals and big smiles to our amazing pupils!
As a Catering Assistant you will…
- Help prepare and serve lunches
- Keep the kitchen clean and safe
- Be a valued part of our friendly school team
No experience? No problem – we’ll train you!
How to Apply:
To apply for the role, please complete the application form, demonstrating how your skills and experience match the criteria in the Job Description and Person Specification and return directly to The Acorn Academy on the email address provided below.
Application guidance notes are also available to assist you with completing your application.
Informal enquiries regarding the role can be made to the school office via email addressed to:
t: 01376 512605
e:admin@acornacademy.net
Closing Date: Friday 18th July 2025, at Midnight
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Bridge Academy Trust may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
What the school offers its staff
This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to DBS clearance and satisfactory references. If successful, an enhanced DBS check would be sought.
Bridge Academy Trust welcomes applications from those of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnic groups.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical clearance and satisfactory references. Bridge Academy Trust welcomes applications from those of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnic groups.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
How to applyUpload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Acorn Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 272 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Acorn Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@bridgeacademytrust.org
Acorn Academy is a large infant school with three classes in each year group and the added benefit of a nursery and a specialist speech and language provision. Children are at the centre of everything that we do and we aim to ensure that all children have a happy and successful experience at our school.
Acorn Academy is part of the Bridge Academy Trust: a collegiate and collaborative Trust, where, first and foremost, each school is a place of (high quality) learning, where young people ENJOY, ENRICH & ACHIEVE. The core purpose is to provide high quality continuity of every child’s journey through education from 3 to 19, with a community and school-led school improvement approach and long-term sustainable strategy.
Arranging a visit to Acorn Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bridgeacademytrust.org.
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