School Lunch Serving Assistant

Biddenham International School and Sports College, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4AZ

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as all safeguarding checks have been satsifactorily completed

• Closing date

  15 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 September 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: £24,413.00 - £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Level 1D (point range 2-3). £5,796 to £5,887 per annum actual gross (Gov pay award pending). Working 12:00 to 14:00 Monday to Friday, term time only plus 5 training days.

School Lunch Serving Assistant job summary

Biddenham is an 11-19, oversubscribed school that, as we expand, is entering the next phase of its development. Due to our popularity, we need to grow and strengthen our already high performing staff team who, by 2026, will be working with 1500 students. Our recent Ofsted report (Nov 2024) described us as a ‘United family’ and was an accurate account of the school. Needless to say, the successful applicant will be joining the school at an exciting time in its development.

To start as soon as all safeguarding checks have been satisfactorily completed, we are looking for experienced kitchen staff to join an established and motivated catering team. The role involves serving food and beverages from the dining centre tills and/or other servery outlets in the school. Additional related catering duties include cleaning down servery areas, returning food and tins to the kitchen and ensuring areas are ready for the next day’s service.

Applications are invited from hardworking individuals who display a positive and flexible aptitude to team working. Proficiency in English (written, spoken, reading, listening) is essential and you will ideally have a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.

As a school we offer:

A diverse workplace,
Chromebooks for all classroom staff and students,
Exceptional professional development and career progression,
A supportive environment for ECTs allowing them to thrive,
Positive working relationships at all levels (with a healthy dose of humour!),
A supportive leadership team,
A genuine focus on staff wellbeing with an employee support resource,
Children of staff are prioritised in our admissions criteria,
Cycle to work and Tech scheme for all staff.

Biddenham - ‘Opening Minds - Transforming Lives’.

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 Biddenham International School and Sports College

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1422 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Biddenham International School and Sports College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/biddenham-international-school-and-sports-college

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