Salary: £24,796, BG4, N3

Actual Salary: £9,481

Contract: Permanent / Part Time - 16.25 total weekly hours

Closing date: Wednesday 10 December 2025

Interview date: Week commencing 15 December 2025

Purpose:

You will be delivering high-quality food and service that creates a safe, welcoming and enjoyable dining experience for pupils and staff. You will help prepare and serve meals to agreed standards, maintain hygiene and food safety compliance, and contribute positively to the school community while supporting the wider Trust catering team.

Duties (further details in the attached application pack):

• Prepare and set up the dining area, furniture and service equipment for meals
• Cook and serve dishes to agreed recipes and standards, ensuring consistency and quality
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene across all catering areas and equipment daily
• Follow food safety, HACCP and record‑keeping requirements, reporting any concerns promptly
• Provide cover or transfer to other Trust schools when required
• Support safe working practices and comply with Health & Safety policies
• Act as a professional role model through presentation, punctuality, and behaviour

We offer:

• Enhanced CPD, including access to professional networks across the Trust
• Paid induction and training suited to the role
• Confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Use of the Cycle Scheme
• Paid completion of a DBS check
• Flu vaccination vouchers
• Free eye tests (where the employee is desk-based)
• Where eligible, automatic enrolment to the relevant pension scheme
• Honouring of continuous service earned in the Local Authority

Fluency Duty

This role has been identified as falling within the definition of requiring fluency in spoken English. You will be required to speak English with confidence and be able to conduct a conversation and answer questions for extended periods of time.

Safeguarding Statement

Trust in Learning (Academies) is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Our policy and practice is in line with the Department for Education’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ most recent Guidance. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult. Safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, online checks, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional and character references, checking previous employment history and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job.