Catering Assistant

Bede Academy; Newsham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

Access to Benefits Hub

Employee centred and family friendly |

Job summary

Bede Academy’s Catering Team on the Secondary Campus invites applications for a Catering Assistant working 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9:00–14:30. Term Time Only plus 5 working days.

The role supports a busy service delivering nutritious meals for students and staff, requires catering experience in a high quality, customer-focused environment, and a team-oriented approach. A positive attitude, reliability and physical stamina are essential to meet the demands of school catering.

Qualifications

• Catering experience in a high quality, customer focused environment.
• Strong work ethic, 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 leading to improvement.
• Capable of coping with the physical demands of the role.

Skills

Catering experience

Team player

Strong work ethic

Attention to detail

Physical stamina

Positive attitude

Job description

Catering Assistant, Secondary Campus, 27.5 hpw Monday to Friday 9:00 - 14:30, Term Time Only plus 5 working days

Bede 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)