Catering Assistant
The Morley Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 0PD14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 August 2026 at 9am
Date listed
27 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 20 hours per week, term time only + 1 working week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 6 months
Pay scale
- Salary: GORSE 1 £24,521, Actual Salary: £11,400
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and hardworking Catering Assistant to join our friendly catering based at The Morley Academy. In this important role, you will help deliver a high-quality catering service, ensuring pupils, staff and visitors enjoy nutritious meals in a safe, welcoming and well-maintained dining environment. Working as part of a busy academy kitchen, you will support food preparation, service and dining operations while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and customer care.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, takes pride in delivering great service and wants to make a positive contribution to the daily experience of young people. Whether you have previous catering experience or are looking to develop new skills, we will provide the support and training needed to help you succeed.
What We Are Looking For
- A positive, reliable and flexible approach to work.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
- The ability to work effectively as part of a busy team.
- A commitment to high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness.
- A friendly, professional manner with students, staff and visitors.
- Previous catering experience is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their careerhave the opportunity toenjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership toa pension scheme.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Morley Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1410 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- The Morley Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@tgat.org.uk
At The Morley Academy we are privileged to work and learn in what is not only an Outstanding and World Class school but one which is also the founding academy of The GORSE Academies Trust. We achieve this by offering all students — especially those from the most challenging and complex backgrounds — a rigorous, academic education that extends beyond the classroom. This education challenges them not only intellectually, but also in how they understand their place in society. We believe this approach equips them to thrive in life, both in Britain and across the world.
We are a humble organisation that does not rest on its laurels. We are always keen to listen and learn and we are eager to work in partnership with students and parents, carers and governors to continue to ensure our provision is the best it can possibly be. We benefit from expert partnership networks which provide a rich climate for discussion, debate, moderation and the sharing of resources. Furthermore, through the academy’s SCITT we benefit from working alongside and supporting the development of professionals new to teaching; we recognise the advantages that this offers and relish the opportunity to work collaboratively.
The Morley Academy consistently has a Progress 8 score of well above national average that places us in the top 5% of all schools in England. On average, a student at The Morley Academy achieves more than half a grade higher in every subject in comparison to other students of the same starting point nationally. The attainment of students at The Morley Academy continues to improve year-on-year as we strive to ensure that our students have the gift of choice.
We are thrilled that you are considering applying for a role with us and look forward to reading your application in full. If you would like to know more about our Academy before you submit your application, and would like to read our recent Ofsted report that saw us graded Outstanding in all 4 areas, please visit our website at https://www.morley.leeds.sch.uk/about-us/.
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