Catering Assistant

Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 0PA

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  12 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 July 2026

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: £14,354.00 - £15,044.00 Annually (Actual) NJC 3-6

Catering Assistant job summary

The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Catering team as a Catering Assistant. To carry out general kitchen duties, assist in cooking and food preparation, serving food and till operating under the general direction of the catering manager.

Working under the guidance of the experienced Catering staff, your duties will be varied and will include:

• Preparation of all school meals, including preparation of ingredients in line with food safety regulations

• Preparation of dining area, transporting and serving meals in main dining hall and stand-alone units e.g. Snack-Shack(s).

• Washing up and general cleaning duties. At the end of each period of service, cleaning the food preparation and serving areas/equipment as well as kitchen appliances, clearing and cleaning kitchen and dining areas, including litter picking, emptying bins, sweeping and mopping.

• Ensuring food preparation areas are clean and hygienic.

• Till operation using the cashless catering system.

• To assist the catering manager with stock, e.g. placing orders, unloading orders, stock rotation.

• To support the MDS team in supervising pupils during periods of service e.g. in all dining areas, in the queues whilst waiting to be served.

• Reporting any fault or defect with kitchen equipment and/or unsafe practices to the catering manager.

• To work with an understanding of the follow guidance:
  • Health and Safety legislation
  • Food Hygiene and Safety regulations
  • School Food Standards
  • Food Allergen guidance

  Our school is committed to inclusion and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The school expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

  The catering manager is available for school tours or to answer any questions relating to the post, please contact HR@swracademy.org to arrange contact.

  Closing date for applications: Sunday 12th July at Midnight

  Interviews week commencing 13th July

  The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early should a sufficient field of applicants apply, therefore early applications are encouraged.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

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 Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 994 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-william-robertson-academy-welbourn

Sir William Robertson Academy is a popular and successful 11-18 comprehensive school situated in delightful rural surroundings on the Lincolnshire/Nottinghamshire border. Pupils with a positive approach to learning, a committed staff and a supportive body of parents have helped to create a school which was judged by OFSTED (March 2019) to be ‘Good’ in every area of its provision. Sir William Robertson Academy has been acknowledged as one of the top 100 non-selective state-funded schools in England. The school has been approved as part of the DFE's School Re-building programme.

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