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Role: Lunch Site Support
Location: Wessex Lodge School, Frome, Somerset BA11 4LA
Salary: £13.25 per hour
Hours: From 15 hours per week | Monday to Friday | Rota TBC
Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only
Driving: Full UK Driving Licence required
Start: November 2025
Age Requirement: Over 18’s only due to lone working

As part of our continued growth, we are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Lunch Site Support Assistant to join our close-knit team at Wessex Lodge School.

As the Lunch Site Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining high standards of food preparation, hygiene, and care, ensuring pupils and staff enjoy safe, nutritious meals in a welcoming environment.

• Prepare and serve breakfast, breaktime, and lunchtime meals to pupils and staff
• Maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness in kitchen and dining areas
• Manage stock, place food orders, and monitor supplies
• Comply with Health & Safety, food safety, and hygiene legislation
• Support pupil care by being aware of allergies and following safeguarding procedures
• Undertake additional cleaning tasks to maintain overall standards
• Assist in minor first aid incidents under the guidance of the registered first aider
• Contribute positively to the school environment as part of the team

• Knowledge of food safety, COSHH, and cleaning best practices
• Flexible, reliable, and able to work independently or in a team
• Good personal hygiene and ability to follow instructions
• Ability to build positive relationships with pupils and staff
• Physically capable of carrying out manual tasks, including lifting
• Willingness to undertake training and adapt to school needs

This is a hands-on, rewarding role where your work directly contributes to the wellbeing, safety, and happiness of our pupils every day.

Wessex Lodge School currently comprises of three sites: Wessex Lodge Primary School located in Kilmington, Wessex Lodge Secondary School located in Frome, and Newmead Farm, located in Maiden Bradley. All sites allow students the opportunity to explore the curriculum alongside a range of subject paths, including the likes of, animal care, horticulture, DT, and forest school, as well as sporting activities.

Our students are aged between 6 and 18 years old. Each student has individual needs and, supported by the THRIVE approach, through a proven range of practitioner-led services and our talented staff, we can help to improve life outcomes for every student.

The established staff team come from a variety of previous occupations and have a vast range of individual skills, which can be utilised, within this school. So, if you have an interest and/or qualifications in animal care, horticulture, construction, outdoor education, forestry or any other specific trade or hobby, we would love to hear from you!

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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