GORSE - Catering Assistants

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council; Leeds; On-site; GBP 14,445 - 20,573; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

The GORSE Academies Trust is seeking reliable Catering Assistants to join our friendly catering teams at various sites across The GORSE Academies Trust. You will help deliver a high-quality catering service for pupils, staff and visitors in a fast-paced academy kitchen.

We offer training and support in a role that promotes food safety and excellent customer care. Also provided are a pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and a cycle-to-work scheme.

Qualifications

• A positive, reliable and flexible approach to work.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a busy team.
• A commitment to high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness.
• A friendly, professional manner with students, staff and visitors.
• Previous catering experience is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Support food preparation, service and dining operations.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene and customer care.
• Deliver a high-quality catering service across busy academy kitchens.

Skills

Positive attitude

Customer service

Team player

Food hygiene

Flexible

Job description

Job details

Required to start: September 2026

Catering Assistants

Salary: £12.71 per hour.

Hours: Between 10 and 30 hours per week, depending on the academy, term time only + 1 working week.

Location: Various sites across The GORSE Academies Trust.

We are looking for reliable, enthusiastic and hardworking Catering Assistants to join our friendly catering teams at various sites across The GORSE Academies Trust. In this important role, you will help deliver a high-quality catering service, ensuring pupils, staff and visitors enjoy nutritious meals in a safe, welcoming and well-maintained dining environment. Working as part of a busy academy kitchen, you will support food preparation, service and dining operations while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and customer care. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, takes pride in delivering great service and wants to make a positive contribution to the daily experience of young people. Whether you have previous catering experience or are looking to develop new skills, we will provide the support and training needed to help you succeed.

What We Are Looking For

• A positive, reliable and flexible approach to work.


• Strong customer service and communication skills.


• The ability to work effectively as part of a busy team.


• A commitment to high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness.


• A friendly, professional manner with students, staff and visitors.


• Previous catering experience is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.

What We Offer

• Membership to a pension scheme.


• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.


• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About us

GORSE has a well-known reputation for changing the deal for children and young adults who come from some of the most impoverished parts of the country. Our central mission is to ensure that we play a significant role in removing the stubborn link between poverty and academic underperformance. Consequently, our students and our professionals are in the vanguard of the national drive which seeks to prove that where teaching is excellent, leadership inspiring and behaviour standards exemplary all children excel regardless of background.

Our 15 academies, our central team, our Teaching School Hub and GORSE SCITT work in a tightknit manner which sees our students prospering as a result of great partnership. Our professionals recognise the enormous advantage that comes from belonging to a network of excellence and we as a trust recognise that there is much to be gained when great organisations work with integrity, moral purpose and determination.

If you would like to know more about our trust, please visit our website at www.tgat.org.uk.

How to Apply

About applying and diversity

We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

Please note that, as a sponsor licence holder, we only provide sponsorship for teacher vacancies.