Part time Catering Assistant

Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 8DA

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 September 2026

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): Up to 6 hours a week, working pattern to be agreed with our Catering Manager
• Contract type: Fixed term - One year initially
• Pay scale: Competitive salary , NJC pay scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

The main role will be to assist the Catering Manager with the provision of school lunches in our small, friendly village school. We plan and cook all of our very popular school meals in-house.

Ensuring the service provision meets high standards producing quality service whilst maintaining excellent levels of hygiene

To help with the undertaking of clearing and cleaning of the school kitchen and equipment

Undertaking all relevant training and development duties

What the school offers its staff

Competitive salary, term time working

Full training and uniform

Polite and well-behaved, happy children and friendly, supportive staff and governors

Being part of a small Christian village school with a 'family' feel and commitment to seeing individual succeed

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.

Closing date 2nd October, this may close early as we will be reviewing applications as they arrive

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Catering Assitant 2026.pdf - 498 KB (opens in new tab)

About Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 64 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-School website
• Email address: aarnold@drydrayton.cambs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01954780618
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dry-drayton-cofe-c-primary-school

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