School Caterer/Cook
Duxford Church of England Community Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4RA3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2026
Closing date
12 December 2025 at 9am
Date listed
1 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 4 Hours per day, 9.30-1.30 Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- NJC Pay Grade 3, Point 5/6 (dependant on experience)
What skills and experience we're looking for
You will head up our friendly school catering team working with the catering assistant to ensure the smooth and efficient provision of school lunches. You will be required to oversee the production and service of our on-site catering provision, ensuring high standards of food service and customer satisfaction. You will be responsible for compliance with legislative requirements and school catering policies, this will include food safety, kitchen hygiene, healthy eating and the safeguarding of children. The role includes stock taking and ordering provisions, serving the meals, washing up, general cleaning and setting up the hall for dining.
We are looking for someone with the following attributes:
- Experience in a catering role, particularly in taking responsibility for a kitchen catering for large groups
- Enthusiasm for providing healthy, nutritious and delicious meals to the highest standard
- An understanding of the importance of allergies, food hygiene and compliance
- The skills required to complete stock control and produce purchasing efficiently
- Reliability
- A good understanding of the importance of confidentiality
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- A job in school hours and work free school holiday (3 days non-term time work only)
- Working in a friendly and welcoming environment
- Further training opportunities and career progression
- A spacious and well-equipped kitchen to work in
- The opportunity to join a dedicated and supportive team
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Duxford Church of England Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and the successful candidate will need to be cleared by the Disclosure and Barring Service and all relevant checks will need to be carried out before taking up their post.
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.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Duxford Church of England Community Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 158 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- office@duxford.cambs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01223 712108
Duxford CofE Community Primary is a small, rural school in South Cambridgeshire. There are good travel links with the M11 and A505 close by, as well as Whittlesford Parkway train station.
Following a fire in 2020, new classrooms with excellent resources, opened in September 2023.
Arranging a visit to Duxford Church of England Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@duxford.cambs.sch.uk.
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