Catering Assistant
St Peter's Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 3HL7 days remaining to apply
Closing date
2 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 September 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
- £18,323.00 Annually (Actual)
Catering Assistant job summary
The Principal and Governors at St Peter’s Catholic Academy (rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas with
‘exemplary’ behaviour, Ofsted October 2024) are looking to appoint a passionate and motivated Catering
Supervisor to work amongst our school’s enthusiastic and committed staff team.
The successful candidate will:
Have a ‘can do’ attitude, with a passionate dedication to improving the lives of our children
through food.
Have experience working with children, showing a caring and nurturing approach.
Be able to work effectively with colleagues and have good interpersonal skills.
Have desire and commitment to build upon the school’s outstanding strengths.
Have a ‘can do’ attitude
Proactive and use their initiative
Any other duties commensurate with the post (as per job specification)
Why St. Peter’s Catholic Academy?
Our school motto is ‘Together, One Family, One Community in Christ’ - this ethos is lived and breathed by at
St Peter’s who work together to create a friendly, welcoming atmosphere in which our children can thrive
and grow. In our recent Ofsted inspection, the school was graded as ‘outstanding’ in all areas and pupil
behaviour was described as ‘exemplary’ and pupils ‘learn the importance of respect very quickly’ (Ofsted,
October 2024).
Our staff are passionate about doing all we can to better the lives of the children in our care, as well as
investing in developing our staff so that all at St. Peter’s are happy and flourish.
An exceptional culture of safeguarding and nurture:
St. Peter’s Catholic Academy is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of our children and young people
and we would expect anyone joining our team to share this commitment. All staff work closely together to
provide a supporting and nurturing environment where every child matters.
What can we offer?
A welcoming and friendly school with motivated, well behaved and happy children
Dedicated and committed team members
A supportive local governing body & leaders
A strong commitment to your professional development
A positive environment in which to develop your own ideas and initiatives
How to Apply
If you decide to apply for this post, please complete an application form via My New Term. CVs will not
be accepted. Your formal letter of application (supporting statement) should be no more than 1300
words and should address:
Why the post attracts you
How your experiences and achievements match the job description and person specification.
St Peter’s Catholic Academy will contact all candidates regarding their application and feedback
will be given to all unsuccessful shortlisted applicants.
Key Dates/ Relevant information
Closing Date: Friday 2 nd October 12:00pm
Interviews: 6 th October
This post is 30 hours per week (07:30 am - 13:30 pm) term time & 3 clean down days
SGA SCP 5 - 6
Actual Salary: £18,323 - £18,615
The Academy are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all of its employees to share this commitment. This post is subject to the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Amendment Order 1986 and, as such, it will be necessary for a
Submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous convictions. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online/social media check in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, September 2025.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About St Peter's Catholic Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 238 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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