Catering Assistant - Lytchett Minster School

Dorset Council; Poole; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Lytchett Minster School is seeking a Catering Assistant to join our busy school cafe and help deliver high-quality meals to students and staff.

This part-time role is 15 hours per week across five days, with core hours 11.00am–2.00pm, Monday to Friday. We are looking for a motivated, well-organised person who can support our commitment to caring for and supporting our students. For informal discussions contact Kieren Hasler at [e-mail].

Job description

About the role

Lytchett Minster School is looking for highly motivated colleagues, who are passionate about catering and who will relish the prospect of making a positive difference in the lives of young people.

We are looking for a catering assistant to share in the work of our thriving cafe and to play a key role in delivering high-quality catering to students and staff. This post represents an exciting opportunity for a motivated and highly organised person who can share our commitment to caring for and supporting our students.

This is a part‑time, fixed contract working 15 hours over 5 days to start as soon as possible. Start and finish times can be flexible within the core hours of 11.00am and 2.00pm, Monday to Friday.

If you would like to informally discuss this post prior to applying, please contact Kieren Hasler, Business Manager at [e-mail].

Set in a semi‑rural location with an 18th Century family Manor House at its heart, Lytchett has one of the most beautiful and inspirational learning environments in the county with stunning extensive grounds and a number of modern extensions. The school is massively over‑subscribed and highly regarded in the community. Parents know that Lytchett looks after its students, providing them with outstanding pastoral care and high‑quality teaching. The school has a successful, thriving sixth form with over 340 students.

Lytchett has not joined a multi‑academy trust, and has no intention of doing so, because it values its independence as a secondary school which serves its local community and produces outstanding outcomes for its students.

To find out more about the school, please refer to our 'What is it like to work at Lytchett?' document.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS ADVERT EARLY AND/OR TO APPOINT PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE. WE WOULD THEREFORE ENCOURAGE YOUR EARLY APPLICATION

Further Information

Lytchett Minster School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and acceptable references.

Lytchett Minster School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This role is UK-based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

About Us

The department is welcoming and will ensure that the successfulcandidate receives appropriate induction, training and support. We prideourselves on our strong induction systems which new colleagues always valuehighly. We also have well developed performance management systems.

All employees at Lytchett Minster School receive a thorough and personalised programme of induction and support.

To find out more about the school please refer to our 'What is it like to work at Lytchett?' document in the application pack.