About this Role

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Catering Assistant who is responsible for the catering provision at Brooke Weston Trust to deliver a quality service and ensure that all students and staff are served excellent meals working within our high food standards.  The successful candidate will assist in the preparation, cooking and serving of food and beverages, as directed by senior staff.

Salary: BWT Grade 1, Point 1 - £22,400 per annum FTE - £13,001.66 per annum pro rata.

Hours of Work/Weeks per Year: 25 hours per week, 39 weeks per year.  Working hours - 9.30am - 2.30pm Monday to Friday

As a member of staff at Kettering Science Academy, we can offer you the following:

• Enhanced salaries and rapid promotional prospects
• Opportunities for continued professional development and access to the BWT Centre for Professional Development
• The support of a cohesive and committed team of teachers who work collaboratively to maintain high standards and expectations
• A freshly prepared hot or cold lunch each day
• Access to the latest technology throughout the school
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes such as  Car Scheme and Bike2Work

About Brooke Weston Trust

Our Trust was formed more than 25 years ago with a simple and clear mission – to transform educational performance in all of our communities. Working in some of the most challenging contexts, we improve our students’ achievements by making long term commitments to the community and championing new approaches to improve the life chances for young people.

Our members of staff are essential to realising this vision, and a happy, motivated and supported team will deliver the best possible experiences for our young people.

We place great emphasis on creating a supportive and collaborative working environment in all our schools, where all staff can share best practice through our colleague networks. Brooke Weston staff get access to first class professional development through our Centre for Professional Development, which is also home to the Northamptonshire Teaching School.

To find out more about working for our Trust and the benefits available to staff please check out the BWT Join Us Guide

Safer Recruitment

Care and respect for others are the values that lie at the heart of our Trust. The Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. It expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts require proof of identity and as the role is working with children and young people this will also be subject to an enhanced disclosures barring service check. In line with safer recruitment requirements, individuals shortlisted for a role in school will have online checks conducted on their name across social media platforms and google.

A copy of the Trust Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found here - Safeguarding and Child Protection

The Trusts position on the recruitment of Ex-Offenders can be found under section 7 of the Trust SCR, Safer Recruitment and Staff Files Policy - Safer Recruitment and Staff Files Policy

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020