Catering Assistant

Coast and Vale Learning Trust; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Support and progression opportunities

Excellent CPD and career development

Excellent ongoing support from central

Promotional opportunities across Astre

Astrea Trust Central team support

Job summary

Astrea Academy Netherwood in Barnsley is hiring a Catering Assistant to support daily preparation and service of fresh food within our school kitchens, 25 hours per week on a permanent, pro-rata basis.

You will work as part of a kitchen team, help children learn where food comes from, promote healthy choices, and provide a responsive, customer-focused service. The role offers strong progression, CPD, and ongoing support from the Astrea Trust Central team.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day preparation and service of the fresh food provided at the school.
• Work within a kitchen team developing a food-led curriculum for students.
• Assist in helping children learn where food comes from and make healthy choices.
• Deliver a responsive and customer-focused service.

Job description

Catering Assistant - Astrea Academy Netherwood

Hours: 25 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Start Date: As soon as possible
Salary: £15,067 - £15,304 (Actual Salary, pro-rata)
Closing Date: 25th September 2026

Do you want to be part of a team which strives to generate rapid improvement?

Are you meticulous in your approach to your own work and in securing high-quality contributions from others in the team?

Astrea Academy Netherwood is an 11-16 academy which opened in September 2012, set in an extensive £35 million campus. As part of Astrea Academy Trust, Astrea Academy Netherwood is in an exciting period of development.

Astrea Academy Netherwood are recruiting a Catering Assistant to support our schools catering operations to create exceptional food experiences on a part time basis.

You will be responsible for the day to day preparation and service of the fresh food provided at our school. You will be working within a team of kitchen staff developing a food led curriculum which is to be delivered to our children. You will be integral in helping our children learn where our food comes from and make healthy choices and will be required to adopt a student led and customer focused approach to delivering a responsive and effective service.

We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We want to ensure that all our students have the option to be able to go to university or aspirational alternative. We are not going to reduce expectations because of a child’s background or home life, or because they are new to English or have a special education need. In fact, the opposite is true. It is our job to redouble our efforts to help children overcome these barriers so that they can flourish.

We value our staff highly and treat workload very seriously. Our systems are high leverage, ensuring you can really focus on your core purpose.

What we offer

Support and progression opportunities

Excellent support from the Astrea Trust Central team

Highly visible/supportive senior leaders who have your back

Excellent ongoing CPD, career development and promotion opportunities across the Astrea South Yorkshire region

Opportunity to complete further qualifications

An unrivalled professional progression model

What we are looking for:

The successful candidate will be:

Aligned to our values and mission. If you are the type of person who fits with our culture, you will love working here

Someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs.

Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.

The closing date for all applications is midnight on 25th September 2026.