Catering Assistant

Northampton School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7TR

15 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  17 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £11,199.97 Annually (Actual)

Catering Assistant job summary

Catering Assistant/Porter required for September 2026

We are happy to consider on a full-time, part-time or job share basis

NSB Trust Support Staff Scale point 3 £24,796 FTE (£11,199.97 Actual) (using April 2025 NJC rates)

20 hours a week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus training days)

10:00am-2:00pm daily

Please see this link for full details of benefits: NSB Trust Employee Benefits

Closing date: 9am, 17th September

Interviews: w/b 21st September

About the Role

Would you like to be part of an exciting journey by joining a newly opened and growing school, based at our brand-new site with outstanding facilities off Thorpeville, to start at the beginning of the new academic year?

Northampton School (part of The NSB Trust) is looking to recruit a Catering Assistant to help support our school kitchen when we add another year group in September. The successful candidate will join a team of four, responsible for the day-to-day provision of an efficient catering operation, offering breakfast, break and lunch services based at our brand-new site off Thorpeville, Moulton.

Duties include operating tills, washing up and cleaning duties as well as some food preparation and serving.

Experience of working in a kitchen or school environment would be useful but not essential. Possession of an award in Food Safety in Catering is also desirable but again, not essential. It is not a requirement of this post to complete First Aid at Work training, however, it is a qualification we would be happy to support the postholder to undertake.

About You

You must have great organisational skills, be motivated, determined, flexible, resilient and a self-starter;

You must have a willingness to learn and be part of a pro-active team to identity and address any issues;

You must be professional and a good communicator when working with students;

You must have an excellent standard of literacy, numeracy, ICT skills and general education;

You must have a positive approach to challenge and change and ensure the overall well-being of students;

You must ensure that the school is a pleasant and secure learning environment so that all students feel safe.

What We Offer

A brand-new school with exceptional facilities and an ambitious and supportive team environment.

Extensive CPD and development opportunities across The NSB Trust.

The opportunity to be part of a growing school community from its early stages.

Applications can be made via:

TES Schrole

Teach Northants

My New Term

If you require the application form in a different format, please contact the school office.

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to act on applications received prior to the closing date.

For more information or to arrange a telephone or video call to discuss the role, please contact the school.

The NSB Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts working with children and young people will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Applications to hr@nsbtrust.school or The HR Office, c/o Northampton School for Boys

Billing Road Northampton NN1 5RT

Northampton School Headteacher: Matthew Edwards

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 Northampton School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 650 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Northampton School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northampton-school

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