25 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    21 April 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    13 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£23,656 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a reliable and committed individual with:

  • A sound level of secondary education with a Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate (at least desirable, if not essential).
  • Previous catering experience, preferably within a school or college setting.
  • Knowledge of health and safety practices and good hygiene standards in a kitchen environment.
  • A positive, reliable, and energetic approach with a commitment to teamwork and continuous professional development.
  • Excellent spoken communication skills, ability to work both independently and under pressure, and capability to perform physically demanding tasks.

What the school offers its staff

  • Professional Growth: Continuous Professional Development (CPD), inset days, rotation and secondment opportunities, and leadership succession programmes.
  • Wellbeing Support: Initiatives like ‘Wellbeing Moments,’ flexible working arrangements, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: Generous defined pension schemes, Health Cash-back Plan (covering dentist, physiotherapy appointments etc.), and multiple retail discount schemes.
  • Sustainability Commitment: Reducing our carbon footprint through our Climate and Nature initiatives across all schools.
  • Inclusive Culture: A collaborative environment where diversity is celebrated, helping staff bring their best selves to work and thrive in their roles.

Further details about the role

Are you a passionate professional ready to build your future?

Do you want to work in a supportive environment where your skills and contributions are valued?

Join us!

At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an environment where every employee - whether in teaching, support, or leadership - can flourish. We strive to attract, develop, and retain the very best talent by creating a culture that values professional development, wellbeing, and inclusion.

Your Role in Building Brighter Futures

As a Catering Assistant at Sir Bernard Lovell Academy, you will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of Futura’s mission statement of “Building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish”. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about living our values and making a positive impact on all the young people in our Trust.

As a Catering Assistant, you will be responsible to:

  • Assist in food preparation, ensuring high presentation standards and proper stock rotation.
  • Monitor and maintain clean, well-stocked service areas (cutlery, disposables, equipment) prior to service.
  • Deliver friendly, personal service aimed at achieving total customer satisfaction and minimizing complaints.
  • Actively contribute to sales efforts through effective selling techniques and attractive display management.
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues, support team members, and attend training/briefings as required.
  • Maintain a clean, tidy appearance, punctuality, and adherence to uniform standards.
  • Comply with all statutory and company health, hygiene, fire, and safety regulations; report issues and follow cleaning schedules.
  • Adhere to cash handling and security protocols, reporting any concerns to the Catering Manager.
  • Attend meetings, training sessions, and other events as required while maintaining confidentiality and upholding data protection and safeguarding standards.
  • Flexibly work across locations as needed, ensuring all Trust and Zest Catering standards are met.

Key Information:

Application Deadline: 21/04/2025 @ 23:59

Potential Start Date: 21/04/2025 (pending relevant checks)

Contract Type: permanent, fixed term until 06/04/2026, term time only

PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged.  We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement.

Futura Learning Partnership is Committed to Safeguarding:

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process.

Commitment to safeguarding

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. Prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. A Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.

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About Sir Bernard Lovell Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1244 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Futura Learning Partnership is a partnership of schools which span 5 local authority areas: Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Working together to provide a high quality educational experience for all students in their care and be a truly inclusive provider of 3-18 education in the area. We are a mixed MAT, comprising 6 secondary, 21 primary and a special school. We work in partnership with the Diocese of Bath and Wells, which brings considerable benefit to all our schools.

OFSTED judged Sir Bernard Lovell Academy “Good” in all areas during our most recent full inspection (November 2021).

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