Catering Assistant

Doncaster City Council; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

Benefits Hub access

Family friendly policies

Enhanced sick pay, maternity/paternity

Job summary

Trinity Academy is seeking a Catering Assistant to join our school catering team in Doncaster. The role involves part-time shifts, with two vacancies offering different hours, starting November 2026.

Salary is stated as £12.71 per hour under the National Living Wage, with a focus on delivering nutritious meals for students and staff. Applicants should have catering experience in a high-quality, customer-focused environment, a strong work ethic, and the ability to work well in a team.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering within a high-quality, customer-focused environment.
• Strong work ethic with high personal standards and attention to detail.
• Able to work as part of a team to deliver objectives with good interpersonal skills.
• Positive attitude and openness to change and improvement.
• Able to cope with the physical demands of the role.

Responsibilities

• Support Trinity Academy's catering team to deliver a high-quality service.
• Work as part of a team to meet service objectives and standards.
• Provide reliable and efficient service during assigned shifts.
• Uphold health, safety and hygiene standards in a busy school kitchen.

Skills

Catering experience

Customer focus

Team player

Attention to detail

Positive attitude

Job description

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Job profile for Catering Assistant

Catering Assistant

location_on Trinity Academy 28/09/2026

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Job details

Salary Salary - £12.71 per hour - National Living Wage Contractual hours 6 Basis Part time Region Doncaster Job category/type Catering Date posted 22/09/2026 Job reference REQ24026

Job description

Location: Church Balk, Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN8 5BY

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Term: Part-Time

Vacancy 1 – 4 hours per day, 10.45am to 2.45pm, Monday to Friday, Term Time plus 2 additional days

Vacancy 2 – 6 hours per day, 8.00am to 2.30pm, Monday to Friday, Term time plus 5 additional days.

Start Date: November 2026

Positions Available: 2

Closing Date: 9:00am, Mon 28th Sep 2026

Interview Date(s): w/c 05 October 2026

Trinity Academy's kitchen is at the heart of daily school life, with our catering team producing hundreds of healthy, nutritious meals for students, staff and visitors every day, and catering for special events within the academic year.

We now have the opportunity to recruit a new member of staff to our catering team to help us deliver an even better service to the students and staff.

We are looking for a team member who:

• has catering experience in a high quality, customer focused environment;
• has a strong work ethic, high personal work standards and an attention to detail;
• is able to work supportively as a member of a team in order to deliver the team’s objectives, with good interpersonal skills;
• has a positive attitude and embraces change leading to improvement;
• can cope with the physical demands of the role.

We have high expectations for our students as they grow and develop and all our staff provide important role models to them in terms of positive attitude, work ethic and diligence.

Further information is available in the job description and person specification.

Join us and in addition to working with committed and helpful colleagues, the Trust can offer access to the following benefits:

• Defined benefit pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Access to our exclusive Benefits Hub
• Employee centred and family friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service)
• Competitive holiday entitlement for support staff (minimum 25 days, plus bank 8 holidays per annum, pro‑rated for part‑time post‑holders)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)

Trinity Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Where the post is engaged in regulated activity, and/or an opportunity for contact with childrenthe position will besubject to an enhanced DBS check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we may carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.

Further information is available in the job description and person specification: WORK WITH US | Trinity Academy

Address
Civic Office
Waterdale
Doncaster
DN1 3BU