Catering Assistant

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

Job summary

The Priory Witham Academy in Lincoln is seeking a motivated Catering Assistant to support meals for students and staff on our campus. You will assist with basic food preparation, serve meals, and help keep the service area clean, working closely with colleagues in a friendly team.

We welcome applicants with an interest in catering and a commitment to a safe, supportive school environment. Prior experience is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role is desirable, however we welcome all applicants with an interest in this area and in becoming part of our friendly team.

Responsibilities

• The position involves basic food preparation, serving children and staff, and cleaning the area after service.
• Work closely as a team as well as periods of working independently.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Priory Witham Academy is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Catering Assistant to join a school that makes a genuine difference to its students and supports its staff to achieve their individual goals. We passionately believe there is something special about our Academy – a tangible sense of community and an unwavering commitment to fulfil our motto ‘Believe Together Achieve Together’.

The Priory Witham Academy is an ‘all through’ (EYFS – 18) Academy in Lincoln that is central to the community it serves. Our dedicated team of staff are supportive and aspirant and in return benefit from a high trust, high accountability environment where our ‘open door’ policy values and celebrates the inputs of individuals to create our Academy vision.

The position involves a range of duties to include; basic food preparation, serving children and staff, cleaning the area after service. Within this role there is a need to work closely as a team as well as periods of working independently.

Previous experience in a similar role is desirable however, we welcome all applicants with an interest in this area of work and in becoming part of our friendly team, which prides itself on a happy and efficient environment.

What the school offers its staff

The Priory Witham Academy is a member of The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students and we are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our support staff benefit from annual appraisals, access to CPD opportunities, our Trust Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team.

The Priory Federation of Academies Trust is committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and an inclusive environment for all. Our aim, embedded in the Trust Values is to enrich our workforce at every level and we encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

The Priory Federation of Academies strictly adheres to UK-GDPR regulations. In order to complete your application for this position you will be required to read and agree to the terms of our privacy statement. This will be available for you to read when you commence your application.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The position is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Please note that applicants may be subject to online/social media presence checks.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date if we identify a suitable candidate

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.