Catering Assistant

Northbrook Primary Academy, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 2GB

35 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  12 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £8,926.55 Annually (Actual) FTE £24,413 / £8,926.55 per annum

Catering Assistant job summary

At an exciting time in the School’s and Trust’s journey, we are delighted to offer the opportunity for a Catering Assistant to join our caring and ambitious staff team here at Northbrook Primary Academy.

All of our staff are ambitious for our children and are driven to ensure that they receive the very best experience possible in a calm, nurturing environment. Our catering team plays a vital role in supporting the health, wellbeing and daily routines of our pupils. We are leaving no stone unturned to raise standards across our school, and providing high-quality, nutritious meals is an essential part of this commitment.

We are looking for an individual with a passion for working in a busy school kitchen, and who is committed to helping provide healthy, appealing meals for all pupils. Our core aim is to ensure that mealtimes are safe, positive and well-organised, contributing to children’s overall wellbeing and readiness for learning.

Why you?
You can work as part of a team, have strong interpersonal skills and communicate effectively
You have a good understanding of food hygiene and kitchen safety procedures
You can develop positive relationships with children and support a welcoming dining environment
You are reliable, organised and able to work efficiently during busy service periods

This position is part-time, permanent and term-time only. Working 16 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 10:15am-1:30pm and Friday 10:30am-1:30pm.

HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please complete our online application form in full, along with a personal statement to support your application, outlining the relevant experience you can bring to Endeavour Learning Trust.

Applications should be submitted by 9am on Monday 12th January 2026. Interviews are to be confirmed.

If you require any further information, please contact our Operations Manager, Emma, at e.borg@northbrookpa.org

SAFEGUARDING
Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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 Northbrook Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 185 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Northbrook Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northbrook-primary-academy

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