Catering Assistant - Maternity Cover

Halling Primary School, Rochester, Kent, ME2 1ER

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 March 2026

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: £6,496.63 Annually (Actual) AAT A.1

Catering Assistant - Maternity Cover job summary

Catering Assistant - Maternity Cover

11.25 hours per week 39 weeks per year (term-time plus inset days)

Job purpose

• To assist in the preparation, cooking and serving of food and beverages, as directed

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have previous experience working in a catering environment, perferably within a school setting
• show genuine passion for delivering exceptional customer service
• Excel as a supportive and collaborative team player
• Have good communication skills and a proactive attitude
• Want to work in a supportive and caring environment

Why work for Halling Primary School? Some of of our Trust benefits include:

• Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment opportunities
• Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations
• Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card
• Access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
• Access to Local Government and Teachers’ Pensions Schemes

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Halling Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 399 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Halling Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/halling-primary-school-rochester

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