Catering Assistant

Emmanuel College, Gateshead; Stainton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

Access to Benefits Hub

Enhanced sick pay

Maternity/Paternity leave

25 days holiday (+8 bank holidays)

Cycle to work

Eye tests and glasses

Job summary

The King's Academy is seeking a dedicated team member for the school catering team to help deliver high-quality, nutritious meals for students and staff. You will join a collaborative kitchen environment, contributing to smooth service during busy periods and supporting events within the academic year.

We value a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and a positive, adaptable attitude to embrace continuous improvement and meet the needs of our students, staff and visitors.

Qualifications

• Has catering experience in a high quality, customer focused environment.
• Has a strong work ethic, high personal work standards and an attention to detail.
• Able to work supportively as a member of a team to deliver the team’s objectives, with good interpersonal skills.

Skills

Catering experience

Strong work ethic

Attention to detail

Team player

Positive attitude

Willing to embrace change

Physical fitness

Job description

About This Role

The King's 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.

About This Role

The King's 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 pack.

Benefits

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)