Catering Assistant

Job details

Job role Catering, cleaning and site management

Working pattern Part time: 17.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract type Permanent

Pay scale SCP3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Northern Lights Learning Trust are looking for a catering assistant to provide daily support in the school kitchen at Venerable Bede CE Academy. The suitable candidate should be enthusiastic, organised and welcoming. The role entails se ng up and serving school lunches whilst maintaining a high standard of food hygiene and safe working practices. You will work closely with the Kitchen team and under the supervision of the Lead cook.

Experience of working in a school environment is advantageous however not essential for this role.

The successful candidate should have:

• Excellent communication skills
• A positive attitude, flexibility and adaptability
• High expectations of self and others
• Work well as part of a team

What the school offers its staff

In return you will receive:

• A supportive working environment that puts people at the heart of the organisation
• The opportunity to work as part of a growing Trust and shape this role
• Continuous professional development
• A range of Trust initiatives that improve wellbeing. Current initiatives include an annual wellbeing day.
• National Terms and Conditions of Employment
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme/ Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee welfare and benefits package including:

• 24-hour GP access
• Nurse support service
• Mental health services, including stress management, mental health first aid training and bereavement support
• Free Flu vaccinations
• Counselling Services
• Physiotherapy
• Financial wellbeing coaching
• Maternity and Paternity support
• Menopause support
• Access to useful wellbeing resources
• Cycle to work scheme
• Lifestyle savings including discounts on shops, food and drink and days out

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

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