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Catering assistant

Southey Green Nursery & Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 7QG

This job expired on 5 September 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 12.5 hours per day for 38.4 weeks per year ( two additional training days must be attended)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: 23,656 PRO RATA

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are recruiting for a Catering Assistantto work at Southey Green Primary school in a busy kitchen catering on average for around 400 students per day.

We are looking for someone who has excellent customer care skills and displays a strong work ethic and deliver a food service of the highest standards consistently.

Your main duties include:

• Working closely with the Kitchen Supervisor to ensure the children receive a tasty nutritionally balanced meal every day.
• Prepare the dining area for service, including the moving and setting up of furniture and putting away
• Assist in the preparation, and serving of food and beverages
• Clean all equipment and catering areas.
• Cleaning of the dining area, kitchen surfaces, tables and equipment.
• Washing dishes, cutlery, containers, etc.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous catering experience in a similar environment would be preferred.
• An awareness of health, safety and security in the kitchen is preferred, but not essential.
• Ability to work well in a team and on own initiative.
• Ability to adapt to change and take on different tasks as and when required.
• A ‘can do’ attitude, prepared to assist the rest of the team
• Ability to communicate well with pupils & staff been polite and friendly at all times.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• Staff with a vision of excellence for the future
• Children who love learning and want to achieve
• A well-resourced and stimulating environment
• A strong emphasis on teamwork
• High quality CPD opportunities

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.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

INOVA Recruitment Pack Catering assistant sept 2025.pdf - 553 KB (opens in new tab)

About Southey Green Nursery & Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 701 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Southey Green Nursery & Primary School website
• Email address: sshaw@southeygreen.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0114 2326879
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/southey-green-primary-school-and-nurseries

Southey Green is a large three form entry primary school with two nurseries in north Sheffield (Group Size 4, NOR: 736). Following the OFSTED inspection in March 2016 Southey Green is proud to say that it is a ‘GOOD’ school.

We are a Member of Tapton School Academy Trust. The Trust have a shared vision to ‘realise the life chances and dreams of every child’. Our mission is to provide a safe place to be, provide great teaching and learning and create an environment where all opportunities are within reach. Membership provides a range of opportunities for collaborative working and continuing professional development with a network of secondary and primary schools within the locality.

Arranging a visit to Southey Green Nursery & Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sshaw@southeygreen.sheffield.sch.uk.

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