Catering Assistant

Ark Alexandra Academy; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 8,800 - 11,000; Part time

Job summary

Ark Alexandra Academy in Hastings is seeking a Catering Assistant to join our busy catering team. Based at one campus, you will work under a Catering Supervisor, during term-time 39 weeks plus one extra week in holidays, with pay spread evenly across the year.

You will contribute to daily meal preparation, operate cashless tills, interact with staff and students, and support a safe kitchen environment with health and safety awareness.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy kitchen.
• Hours 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, Monday to Friday.
• Health & safety and/or food hygiene qualification, or willing to train.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Working hours 9:30-2:30

Team player

Initiative

Health & safety training

Food hygiene qualification

Willing to train

Job description

This is a rare opportunity to join our hard-working, dedicated catering team in our growing academy. As a catering assistant you will be based at one of our two campuses under the direction of a Catering Supervisor. This is a term time only position, which means you will only work 39 weeks of the year, plus one extra week in the school holidays as directed by your manager. Pay is spread evenly over the year so you would never have a month without money.

Our standards are high and meals are prepared daily from fresh ingredients. We need someone who can work quickly and safely, be part of a team and has the confidence to interact with staff and students. We will show the successful applicant how to operate our cashless tills and any other items of catering equipment.

For more information please read the job description and person specification available for download.

As the ideal candidate you will:

• Have experience of working in a busy kitchen
• Be available to work the hours of 9.30am to 2.30pm, Monday to Friday
• Have a resilient character and a strong personal drive
• Be able to take ownership of tasks and complete to a high standard
• Have a health & safety and/or food hygiene qualification or be willing to train towards
• Be a team player that can work collaboratively as well as using your own initiative
• Be flexible in covering other team members when required, even if it’s on the other campus
• Be committed to Ark’s ethos of high expectations and no excuses

Our school:

We are aiming to create one of the top performing schools in the UK right here in Hastings.

Ark Alexandra Academy is a popular secondary school in Hastings. We operate a ‘One School, Two Campus’ model, which brings with it unique opportunities for career growth and development. The school is on an exciting and rapid journey of improvement which is underpinned by research and best practice. We place primacy on traditional values: discipline, courtesy and respect. Our students are smart and ready to learn and thrive. We are a strict no mobile phone school.

As part of the Ark network, Ark Alexandra Academy has access to the dedicated support of a highly successful MAT with a well-regarded CPD offer for leaders and teachers at all levels. In addition, the school is part of the Hastings DfE Education Investment Area giving an increased focus on the region, potential funding, and genuine opportunities for collaboration between schools.