Catering Assistant
Chulmleigh College
Devon
- New
- Salary:
- Grade A: £12.65
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- 23 February 2026
- Apply by:
- 6 February 2026
Job overview
Applications are invited for the part time position of Catering Assistant to join our Academy Catering team at Chulmleigh Community College.
This is a temporary post, working 15 hours per week, offered to cover the absence of the postholder and will continue until their return. The working pattern is Monday to Friday, 12.00pm to 3.00pm, and the role is available immediately.
The successful candidate will support the day-to-day operation of our busy school kitchen. Duties will include preparing and serving meals, washing up, and maintaining cleanliness within the dining area. A Food Hygiene qualification would be advantageous; however, full training will be provided for candidates who do not currently hold a Food Hygiene Certificate.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable, and flexible team player who will join a hardworking, friendly, and highly valued catering team. Our team is committed to delivering a high-quality service that supports our ambition to provide the very best provision for all pupils across all areas of their education.
Employment benefits include eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. In addition, employees of the Trust are entitled to 50% off childcare fees at our out of school clubs for children of compulsory school age.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality. We welcome applications for employment from the whole community.
Further information about the role, including the full job description and application form, is available on our website.
Please email the completed application form to personnel@chulmleigh.devon.sch.uk by 10am on Friday, 6th February. All applications will be acknowledged. Alternatively, please call 01769 580215 to register your interest in the role, and we will be pleased to contact you to discuss the position further and support you with completing an application. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to spend time with the Catering Team to experience the working environment. Interviews will take place on Friday 13th February.
As employers, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and in that regard, we have appropriate policies and procedures. All staff undertake a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and interviews will include questions about safeguarding children.
In line with Government guidance, we may carry out online searches against shortlisted applicants’ names as part of our due diligence checks
Closing date: on Friday, 6th February 2026
Interview date: Friday, 13th February 2026
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About Chulmleigh College
Chulmleigh College is a successful and ambitious rural secondary school with a strong reputation for high standards. The progress of our pupils is consistently amongst the best in the region.. In 2024 our provisional Progress 8 Figure of +0.81 places us in the top 5% of schools nationally.
The College was totally rebuilt a few years ago, with the completed buildings opening in 2017. Numbers have grown substantially in recent years, from 500 to the current roll of 750, and most year groups are oversubscribed; due to both our excellent reputation and the College’s successful transport service, which brings in approximately 25% of our pupils from outside the school catchment area.
We aim to create ambition and inspiration and want our young people to achieve all that they can in a safe, caring and well-disciplined environment. We commit ourselves to providing a learning experience which ensures high challenge, inspires, and provides both the range of qualifications and the start in life which will last forever. We aim for our young people to have the foundation and independence they need to make the progress they are capable of, building resilience for their future lives.
As a school we value courtesy, hard work and respect, and set high standards of behaviour; promoting self-discipline, resilience, responsibility and working together as a community.
We offer a broad and rich curriculum, enhanced by excellent extra-curricular activities; our outdoor education in the form of Ten Tors and Duke of Edinburgh is particularly strong. As well as having high academic achievement, we also have a proud record in sport, music, drama and art.
Our pupils read an astonishing amount of literature and develop themselves by making the most of the array of opportunities available. This is all possible because teaching and support staff create the best opportunities for our pupils. We are very proud of our team, who work hard to make our school a happy place where we learn together in a formal, warm environment. We are also proud of the excellent relationships we have with our pupils, families and friends within the community.
Chulmleigh is a Saxon hilltop market town in North Devon, near the Mid Devon border. It lies near the banks of the Little River Dart, and is surrounded by rolling hills, woods and farmland. With Exmoor and the North Devon coast to its north, and Dartmoor and the city of Exeter to its south, Chulmleigh is in a beautiful part of the county and is easily accessible from all other areas.
Further information can be found on our website or find us on Facebook and Instagram.
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