Catering Assistant
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 June 2025 |
| Location: | Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7NT |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 82c6cc1d-9013-4f29-ba15-7b596afe190b |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We have a vacancy for a Catering Assistant to join our excellent catering Team, working term time plus INSET days (39 weeks). This is a varied and interesting position that offers the opportunity to assist in the preparation of hot and cold meals for students and staff and our feeder primary schools, serve in the Servery at break and lunch times and help keep the kitchen clean and tidy and hygienic following the guidance of the Food Standards Agency.
We are looking for outstanding individuals who will relish the opportunity to:
• Work with a friendly team in a busy and fast paced catering environment
• Assist with the preparation of meal ingredients, which includes washing, cleaning, peeling, cutting, and chopping fruit, vegetables, poultry, and meat to a high standard following Food Standards Agency guidance and practices
• Assist in the servery, taking money and ipay transactions for staff and students
• Keep up to date with current relevant legal requirements and food safety regulations
You are likely to be someone who:
• Is reliable and self-motivated with a responsive and reflective approach to work
• Has previous experience in catering and industrial kitchen environments (or relative experience)
• Has Level 2 Food and Hygiene qualification (or be willing to train)
• Has COSHH and Manual Handling qualifications (or be willing to train)
• Understands the working of The Children’s Food Trust and promotes healthy eating options for children
• Understands food allergens and safe food handling practices
• Has some flexibility to cover staff absences and occasionally work additional hours where required
• Can offer excellent communication and interpersonal skills, working within a busy team
What the school offers its staff
Wadham School can offer you:
• *Part time hours working hours from 9.00AM to 2.00PM Mondays and Wednesdays and 10.30AM to 2.00PM Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
• An opportunity to work in a Level 5 Hygiene rated establishment with a highly motivated team
• Onsite parking (on a first come – first served basis)
• Training and CPD in Catering, Health & Safety and Safeguarding, with options for other courses through TES online training
• Voluntary pension scheme through Somerset Council
• Fulfilment, in knowing that you matter, and the work you do makes a positive difference to the lives you touch
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.
We have a vacancy for a Catering Assistant to join our excellent catering Team, working term time plus INSET days (39 weeks). This is a varied and interesting position that offers the opportunity to assist in the preparation of hot and cold meals for students and staff and our feeder primary schools, serve in the Servery at break and lunch times and help keep the kitchen clean and tidy and hygienic following the guidance of the Food Standards Agency.
We are looking for outstanding individuals who will relish the opportunity to:
• Work with a friendly team in a busy and fast paced catering environment
• Assist with the preparation of meal ingredients, which includes washing, cleaning, peeling, cutting, and chopping fruit, vegetables, poultry, and meat to a high standard following Food Standards Agency guidance and practices
• Assist in the servery, taking money and ipay transactions for staff and students
• Keep up to date with current relevant legal requirements and food safety regulations
You are likely to be someone who:
• Is reliable and self-motivated with a responsive and reflective approach to work
• Has previous experience in catering and industrial kitchen environments (or relative experience)
• Has Level 2 Food and Hygiene qualification (or be willing to train)
• Has COSHH and Manual Handling qualifications (or be willing to train)
• Understands the working of The Children’s Food Trust and promotes healthy eating options for children
• Understands food allergens and safe food handling practices
• Has some flexibility to cover staff absences and occasionally work additional hours where required
• Can offer excellent communication and interpersonal skills, working within a busy team
What the school offers its staff
Wadham School can offer you:
• *Part time hours working hours from 9.00AM to 2.00PM Mondays and Wednesdays and 10.30AM to 2.00PM Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
• An opportunity to work in a Level 5 Hygiene rated establishment with a highly motivated team
• Onsite parking (on a first come – first served basis)
• Training and CPD in Catering, Health & Safety and Safeguarding, with options for other courses through TES online training
• Voluntary pension scheme through Somerset Council
• Fulfilment, in knowing that you matter, and the work you do makes a positive difference to the lives you touch
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.