Catering Assistant

Thornhill Academy, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7NA

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 2026

• Closing date

  13 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 October 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: Grade 2 SCP 3 – 4 £13,274.80 - £13,483.33

Catering Assistant job summary

📍 Thornhill Academy, Sunderland
⏰ 21 hours per week | Term Time + 3 Days
💰 Grade 2 SCP 3 - 4 £13,274.80 - £13,483.33 per annum
📄 Permanent

Looking for a role that fits around your day? Join our friendly catering team at Thornhill Academy and help provide nutritious meals and excellent service to our students every day.

What you'll be doing:

• Assisting with food preparation and service
• Setting up and clearing dining areas
• Maintaining high standards of hygiene and food safety
• Providing great customer service to students and staff
• Supporting a busy and welcoming catering team

We're looking for someone who:

✅ Has basic food preparation skills
✅ Enjoys working as part of a team
✅ Has excellent customer service skills
✅ Takes pride in cleanliness and food hygiene standards

Be part of a school community that's committed to excellence, equality and opportunity for all.

Apply today and help make a difference, one meal at a time!

Applications and Information

For further information about the role please see attached recruitment pack including, job description and person specification.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to arrange a visit to Thornhill Academy please contact glenda.wood@consilium-at.com

Closing date for applications is 12th November 2026.

Interviews will take place on a date to be arranged.

Please ensure that within your application you provide the names, addresses, and contact details for two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer.

We look forward to welcoming a new team member who shares our commitment to excellence in education!

Consilium Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are made subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

The Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.

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 Thornhill Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 526 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Thornhill Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thornhill-academy

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