Catering Assistant at Netherwood Academy

Astrea Academy Netherwood; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Astrea Academy Netherwood is seeking a Catering Assistant to support our school catering operations on a part-time basis.

You will be responsible for day-to-day preparation and service of the fresh food provided at our school, working within a team of kitchen staff and contributing to a food-led curriculum that helps children learn where food comes from and make healthy choices.

This permanent, 25-hour-per-week role offers a values-driven environment with opportunities for progression and CPD.

Qualifications

• Aligned to our values and mission. If you are the type of person who fits with our culture, you will love working here
• Someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; DBS checks required.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day preparation and service of fresh food in the school kitchen.
• Work within a team of kitchen staff to develop a food-led curriculum for students.
• Contribute to providing high-quality catering experiences and healthy choices.

Job description

About this Role

Catering Assistant - Astrea Academy Netherwood

Hours: 25 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary: £15,067 - £15,304 (Actual Salary, pro-rata)

Closing Date: 25th September 2026

Doyou want to be part of a team which strives to generate rapid improvement?

Areyou meticulous in your approach to your own work and in securing high-qualitycontributions from others in the team?

Astrea Academy Netherwood is an 11-16 academy which opened in September2012, set in an extensive £35 million campus. As part of Astrea Academy Trust, AstreaAcademy Netherwood is in an exciting period of development.

Astrea Academynetherwood are recruiting a Catering Assistant to support our schools cateringoperations to create exceptional food experiences on a part time basis.

You will beresponsible for the day to day preparation and service of the fresh foodprovided at our school. You will be working within a team of kitchen staffdeveloping a food led curriculum which is to bedelivered to our children. You will beintegral in helping our children learn where our food comes from and makehealthy choices and will be required to adopt a student led and customerfocused approach to delivering a responsive and effective service.

Weare values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational andacademic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thriveand lead successful lives. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child,no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We want to ensurethat all our students have the option to be able to go to university oraspirational alternative. We are not going to reduce expectations because of achild's background or home life, or because they are new to English or have aspecial education need. In fact, the opposite is true. It is our job toredouble our efforts to help children overcome these barriers so that they canflourish.

Wevalue our staff highly and treat workload very seriously. Oursystems are high leverage, ensuring you can really focus on your corepurpose.

What we offer

Support and progression opportunities

• Excellent support from the Astrea Trust Centralteam
• Highly visible/supportive senior leaders who haveyour back
• Excellent ongoing CPD, career development andpromotion opportunities across the Astrea South Yorkshire region
• Opportunity to complete further qualifications
• An unrivalled professional progression model

What we are looking for

Thesuccessful candidate will be:

• Aligned to our values and mission. If you are thetype of person who fits with our culture, you will love working here
• Someone who passionately believes that all childrencan achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs.

Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI

AstreaAcademy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare ofchildren and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory backgroundchecks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity andencourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in ourworkforce. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting aculture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, andprogression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonableadjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicantshave the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.