Catering Assistant

The Lampard Community School, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 9DD

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  29 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,208.00 Annually (FTE) 1 x Full Time, Permanent, Term-Time only and 1 x 0.6 Fixed Term for 1 year, Term-time only

Catering Assistant job summary

About Lampard Community School

Lampard is part of the Special Partnership Trust, an extraordinary education Trust that is redefining Special Educational Needs in the Southwest. Our mission is clear: we are a force for good in SEN and make a positive difference in people's lives. We challenge conventions, pioneer excellence, and work tirelessly to create better tomorrows for our young people and their families.

The Special Partnership Trust’s intent is to provide an outstanding special school for pupils with SEMH needs; a school that celebrates neurodiversity by accepting, respecting, recognising, and responding to developmental differences, thereby shaping each pupil’s educational offer to inform and improve their outcomes.

Lampard Community School aim it so meet the education, social and welfare needs of children who have Education Health Care Plans for their complex profile of needs and who have significant needs related to communication and interaction.

The school caters for 196 pupils aged 4 to 16 and serves the community of North Devon.

Lampard is located in Barnstaple, with easy access to the A361/A39.

The Role

As a Catering Assistant, you will support the daily running of the school kitchen by helping with the preparation, cooking and serving of food and beverages. You will maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness, set up and clear the dining area, wash equipment and load dishwashers, and ensure all catering areas are kept safe and organised. The role also includes checking and storing food deliveries, supporting occasional in‑house catering functions, and reporting any concerns about equipment or food safety. You may act as relief cook when required, working under the direction of the Catering Manager/Cook‑in‑Charge.

Our Total Reward Offer:

The Special Partnership Trust recognises the importance of developing a properly implemented People Strategy to underpin the overall strategic aims of the Trust.

Our People Strategy is designed to help us attract prospective high calibre candidates, as well as drive engagement, productivity and retention of our high performing and high potential employees. It reflects our belief in putting our people first. This does not mean putting our learners second. It is based on the philosophy that if we create a positive and rewarding work environment, if our staff feel motivated, well managed and well supported, they in turn will provide the best possible outcome for our learners.

We recognise that our total reward offer, has got to consist of more than just money. We seek to provide our staff with a diverse range of benefits that support their day to day needs both at work and outside of work. These include generous leave entitlements and pension scheme as well as access to health/wellbeing tools, training & development, career pathways and opportunities to ensure they feel valued.

Please visit the Special Partnership website, www.specialpartnership.org for further information about our Trust, or to learn more about our People Strategy and Benefits click here.

If you need the application form or any part of the recruitment process in a different format, please contact us directly at vacancies@lampard.devon.sch.uk and we will make the necessary adjustments.

Are you ready to make a lasting impact? Join us today.

Safeguarding:

The Special Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education; the Trust will undertake an online search of all 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 The Lampard Community School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• School size: Up to 198 pupils
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Lampard Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-lampard-community-school-barnstaple

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