50 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2026

  • Closing date

    19 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    30 June 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 30 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8am-2:30pm, 190 days per year

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Band C4 Fixed (FTE £26,171.00), actual salary £18,312.95

What skills and experience we're looking for

Inspire Learning Trust is a Multi Academy Trust based in Rotherham which also includes Oakwood High School, Sitwell Junior School, Thomas Rotherham College and Winterhill School.

The Catering Assistant will be primarily based at Thomas Rotherham College and will be required to assist in the day to day operations of the college catering service. The successful candidate should hold GCSE grade A*-C qualifications in Maths and English alongside a Food Hygiene qualification and the ability to deliver a high quality catering service.

We offer a positive working environment, we care about our learners, and we care about our staff, all of whom know and appreciate that. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of this, contributing to this culture and developing it further.

Applicants are required to apply via our online application form which is available on our website: https://www.inspiretrust.uk/vacancies/

PLEASE NOTE we operate Safer Recruitment and we do not accept CVs or CV attachments, all applicants must complete an application form in full.

Inspire Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, other workers, and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we undertake to make any reasonable adjustments to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face.

Our safer recruitment processes include online media searches which will form our due diligence checks pre interview. Employees will be subject to a comprehensive vetting process including references from current and previous employers, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.

All candidates are expected to read the Trust’s Safeguarding Policy accessible via our website: https://www.inspiretrust.uk/page-template/statutory-documents/

What the school offers its staff

  • Accredited Living Wage Employer
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Employee Referral Scheme
  • Specsavers Eye Care Voucher Scheme
  • Ele Wellbeing Platform
  • Gym & Exercise Classes
  • Sports Facility Hire
  • Blue Light Card Eligibility
  • Support Staff Holiday Entitlement – generous entitlement for all Professional Support Staff
  • Student Admissions to Secondary School – priority placing
  • Free Flu Jab Vouchers
  • Free parking
  • Evening Language Classes
  • Pension Contributions – teachers or local Government schemes
  • Urban Yoga – free classes
  • Westfield Health Scheme – salary sacrifice scheme
  • White House Clinic Physiotherapy – discounted rates

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

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

About Thomas Rotherham College

School type
Academy, ages 16 to 19
Education phase
Sixth form or college
School size
0 pupils enrolled
Age range
16 to 19
Ofsted report
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Thomas Rotherham College is the largest sixth form college provider in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. We have a tradition of achievement and aim to provide a future of opportunity to all our students.

The College is part of Inspire Trust which includes Oakwood High School and Sitwell Junior School, a truly community-based Trust. As a Trust we are committed to developing a set of shared values through every aspect of our work. These values are the development of respect, responsibility, resourcefulness, resilience, reflection, risk taking and relationships.

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