Catering Assistant

Dixons Trinity Chapeltown; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Free on-site parking

Private health

Lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Dixons Academies Trust in Leeds is seeking a Catering Assistant to support the Business Services team across our multi-academy trust network, serving Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and Liverpool. The role requires experience in a similar catering setting and a strong moral purpose to drive improvement while supporting a diverse school community.

We offer hybrid working arrangements, free on-site parking and a range of benefits including salary sacrifice options.

Qualifications

• Experience in a catering role is desirable.
• Commitment to equality and inclusion as part of an ethical workplace.

Skills

Similar role experience

Moral purpose

Job description

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Catering Assistant to join our multi-academy trust (MAT) and support our Business Services team through the next phase of growth in Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and Liverpool. The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience in a similar role
• Have a strong moral purpose and drive for improvement

Why choose Dixons Academies Trust?

Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.

• We are values driven: we work hard on the things that matter, with humility; we are good and kind; we are motivated by mastery, autonomy and purpose.
• We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years.
• Flexible working policy
• We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive.
• We have an innovative approach to central operations which allows educators to focus on teaching and learning.
• We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching.
• We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload.
• We offer hybrid working arrangements and free on-site parking.
• We have a wealth of benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (private health, lifestyle benefits and discounts).
• Within our communities, we work together to establish joyful, rigorous, high performing schools which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every students to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.

Interviews will take place on 06 October 2026. Please visit our careers site at joindixonsat.com for more information about our trust, our roles and our benefits or call us on 01135125510 and speak to Paul Drabble, Senior Catering Manager, to discuss the role further.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required. We are focussed on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and inclusion strategy. You can read more about this here. Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.