Catering Assistant

Airedale Academy; Wheldon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Airedale Academy invites applications for an enthusiastic catering assistant to join our on-site team. You will be involved in daily catering operations, ensuring safe and friendly service to pupils and staff, with opportunities to training and develop within the Trust’s kitchens.

We value communicators who are reliable team players, able to relate well to both children and adults, and who bring a flexible, can-do attitude to a dynamic school environment.

Qualifications

• A confident and effective communicator.
• Enthusiastic, reliable and a team player.
• Experience of working within a catering environment.
• Able to relate well to children and adults.
• Flexible and can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Be aware of H&S issues and be prepared to undertake training as necessary.
• Be able to build good relationships with pupils, staff and other customers of the catering service.
• Be Food Safety trained or willing to achieve a L2 Food Safety qualification.
• In this role you may be asked to provide cover at any of the Trust's kitchens but will primarily be located at Airedale Academy.

Skills

Communicator

Team player

Flexibility

Catering experience

Education

Food Safety Level 2

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our catering provision.

You will:

• Be aware of H&S issues and be prepared to undertake training as necessary.
• Be able to build good relationships with pupils, staff and other customers of the catering service.
• Be Food Safety trained or willing to achieve a L2 Food Safety qualification.

You will be/have:

• A confident and effective communicator.
• Be enthusiastic, reliable and a team player.
• Experience of working within a catering environment.
• Ability to relate well to children and adults.
• Flexible and adaptable with a 'can do' attitude.

In this role you may be asked to provide cover at any of the Trust's kitchens but will primarily be located at Airedale Academy.

As a valued colleague within our Trust, you can expect:

• Unwavering support and a culture of collaboration: you will benefit from exceptional support from our executive leaders, leadership teams and dedicated Trust specialists across key areas including curriculum development, safeguarding, inclusion, governance, HR, finance, estates, IT and compliance. At Castleford Trust collaboration is at the heart of everything we do - your success is our shared success.
• Wellbeing and Community: from Day 1 your wellbeing matters to us. You will have access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family members. Throughout our local community you will be able to join local fitness and swimming facilities at a discounted rate, and each year be able to take advantage of our onsite health checks. We regularly review and update our services to meet the needs of colleagues at all stages in their life and careers.
• Working together to achieve excellence for all: all the academies within the Trust have a strong moral purpose and seek to have a positive impact on the communities that they serve and to support families to overcome any social disadvantage. We are deeply committed to our values of Care, Aspire and Succeed and have very high expectations and aspirations for pupils and colleagues alike.

Closing date for Applications: Providing suitable interest, the closing date for applications is 8am on Friday 16 October 2026 with interviews taking place week commencing 19th October 2026.

Equal Opportunities: Castleford Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership. Castleford Trust welcomes applications from anyone who meets the criteria for the role.