Catering Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Bradford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Bradford is seeking a highly organised individual to create and maintain a safe learning environment for young people. The ideal candidate will have strong customer service skills, experience in food preparation, and the ability to ensure facilities are well-maintained. Relevant qualifications in literacy and numeracy are required. This role supports the school's commitment to safety and child welfare.

Qualifications

• Experience in a school kitchen or similar roles.
• Experience in food preparation.
• Awareness of Halal requirements for catering.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and manage a safe learning environment.
• Ensure facilities are clean, safe, and well maintained.
• Provide excellent service to the community.

Skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Customer service

Effective communication

Education

Level 2 literacy and numeracy qualifications

Job description

Overview

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a highly organised individual to help create, maintain and manage a safe learning environment for our young people. You will have a keen eye for detail to ensure our facilities are clean, safe and well maintained.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively problem solve and provide excellent customer service to our community.

You will have:

• Level 2 literacy and numeracy qualifications.
• Experience of working in a school kitchen or similar.
• Experience of food preparation.
• Awareness of Halal requirements for catering.
• The ability to communicate effectively with staff and students.

What the school offers its staff

About Tong Leadership Academy

Tong Leadership Academy is a state-of-the-art secondary school in Bradford. We joined Star Academies in 2016 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

We are a rapidly improving school with high ambitions and expectations for all of our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader. We were graded as ‘Good’ in all areas by Ofsted during our most recent inspection in October 2023.

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.