Catering Assistant

Blackdown Education Partnership; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 7,600 - 10,000; Full time

Job summary

Orchard Grove Primary School in Taunton is seeking a Catering Assistant to support daily kitchen operations, assist with menu planning, food preparation and cooking, and work with a small team to deliver quality meals for pupils.

You will also handle stock control and assist with budget management, ensuring safe, allergen-aware catering within a busy school setting. This is a permanent, part-time, term-time role with start ASAP.

Qualifications

• Must hold Level 2 Food Safety qualification.
• Experience catering for large numbers.
• Awareness of Health and Safety, COSHH, dietary and allergen requirements.
• Commitment to high-quality catering in a busy school environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with school menu planning, food preparation and cooking.
• Work with the catering team to deliver daily services.
• Assist with stock control and budget adherence.

Skills

Food Safety Level 2

Catering for large numbers

Health and Safety COSHH awareness

Allergen awareness in catering

Job description

# Catering AssistantEmployer: Orchard Grove Primary SchoolLocation: Taunton, SomersetContract Type: PermanentHours: Part Time, Term TimeSalary: £8,892 actual salaryPosted: 24th October 2026Expires: 13th November 2026 09:00 AMStart Date: As Soon As PossibleJob ID: 1581357* Share :* PrintWe currently have a new opening for Catering Assistant to join Orchard Grove Primary School, helping to co-ordinate day-to-day activities within the kitchen and ensuring quality services are provided to students.**Job overview**You’ll be responsible in assisting with school menu planning, food preparation and cooking, and working within a wider team to ensure catering services are carried out efficiently on a daily basis, including stock control and ensuring duties are carried out within a set budget.**Job requirements*** Minimum of a Level 2 award in Food Safety* Previous experience within catering for large numbers.* Awareness of Health and Safety, COSHH, dietary and allergen requirements* Commitment to providing a high-quality and consistent catering service with the ability to work within a busy environment**Why join us?**You’ll be part of our committed support staff team, upholding high standards in food preparation and delivery, working to make a positive difference within overall operations.### AttachmentsRecruitment Pack Oct 26BEP RECRUITMENT PACK\\_MARCH 2026### Safeguarding Statement:This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.**References:** References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.**Data Protection Act:** Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.**BEP Privacy Statement–Recruitment:** Please see our website for further information.