Catering Assistant x 2
St Aidan's Catholic Academy, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7HJ12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
24 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
9 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): Position 1 – 20.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday – 10:30-14:40). Position 2 – 11.25 hours per week (Monday to Friday 12:25-14:40) Term Time Only plus 5 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Real Living Wage - £11,432.33 - Position 1 – 20.5 hours per week Real Living Wage - £6273.84 - Position 2 – 11.25 hours per week
What skills and experience we're looking for
Join Our Outstanding Team at St Aidan's Catholic Academy!
Following our recent Ofsted inspection in February 2025, St Aidan's has been graded Outstanding in all areas, including Quality of Education, Behaviour, Personal Development, and Leadership and Management.
St Aidan's is a thriving and happy school where pupils are extremely proud to be part of a highly ambitious and nurturing environment (Ofsted, 2025).
St Aidan’s is a Catholic learning community for boys aged 11-18, in which all individuals are provided with the opportunity to flourish in a way that is rooted firmly in the values of the Gospel where each child can ‘Celebrate life to the full’. Our ethos and practice is proudly rooted in these beliefs and in the core values: Hard Work, Trust and Fairness. From the moment a pupil arrives at St Aidan’s Catholic Academy we expect them to live by these values.
Our values driven policies, clear vision and consistent routines demand and nurture a strong sense of moral purpose, personal responsibility, integrity, honesty and respect for others within our pupils. These qualities enable each of our young men to reach the top of their mountain, fulfilling their potential and having a choice of University or a high-quality career.
Are you passionate about food and enjoy working in a friendly, fast-paced environment? We’re looking for a Catering Assistant to join our school’s kitchen team.
In this role, you’ll help prepare and serve nutritious meals to our students, maintain a clean and safe kitchen environment, and support the smooth running of daily food service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assisting with food preparation and service
- Ensuring high standards of hygiene and cleanliness
- Washing up and general kitchen duties
- Providing a friendly, welcoming service to students and staff
What We’re Looking For:
- A positive, can-do attitude
- Good team player with excellent time management
- Previous catering experience is helpful but not essential – full training will be provided
- A commitment to food safety and hygiene
This is a rewarding role where health and wellbeing of our school community.
Part-time hours, term time only. If you’re reliable, friendly, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
Applicants are welcome to have an informal discussion about the post with Mr Danny Ebblewhite (usually this would be to arrange a visit to school), please email debblewhite@staca.co.uk to arrange this
Completed application forms should be submitted by email topayroll@staca.co.ukby 9am on 24th June 2025.Emailed application forms/packs are preferred, if you are unable to submit an electronic application, please contact the payroll email address to make arrangements. Electronic signatures will be accepted but candidates will be required to add a written signature to their application when circumstances allow.
The position we are filling is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks.
An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.
Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and we expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits of working in the Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust:
- Competitive Salaries
- Generous Pension schemes
- High Quality Professional Development opportunities
- Career progression across the Trust
- All employees can access counselling, physio services and flu immunisation vouchers
- Commitment to national terms and conditions for all staff in line with the Bishop’s memorandum of understanding for Catholic schools.
- Real living wage paid as minimum
- Workload Charter
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to payroll@staca.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Aidan's Catholic Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 943 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy website
- Email address
- vatkinson1@staca.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01915200333
St Aidan’s is a Catholic learning community for boys aged 11-18, in which all individuals are provided with the opportunity to flourish in a way that is rooted firmly in the values of the Gospel where each child can ‘Celebrate life to the full’. Our ethos and practice is proudly rooted in these beliefs and in the core values: Hard Work, Trust and Fairness. From the moment a pupil arrives at St Aidan’s Catholic Academy we expect them to live by these values.
Our values driven policies, clear vision and consistent routines demand and nurture a strong sense of moral purpose, personal responsibility, integrity, honesty and respect for others within our pupils. These qualities enable each of our young men to reach the top of their mountain, fulfilling their potential and having a choice of University or a high-quality career.
Arranging a visit to St Aidan's Catholic Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vatkinson1@staca.co.uk.
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