Catering Assistant
Boston Spa Academy
Leeds
- Salary:
- National Minimum Wage
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Start date to be agreed with successful candidate
- Apply by:
- 1 September 2027
Job overview
Hours: 30 hours per week, term time only + 1 working week
We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and hardworking Catering Assistant to join our friendly catering based at Boston Spa Academy. 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 you:
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
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
How to Apply:
If you are as excited about this role as we are, you can download the Job Description, Person Specification, and Application Form from the GORSE Academies Trust website (https://www.tgat.org.uk/jobs), request them by email at recruitment@tgat.org.uk, or call us on 0113 487 8888.
We also have catering vacancies available at other academies across GORSE. If you would like to be considered for opportunities at more than one academy, please indicate this when submitting your application.
Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.
PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will be shortlisted and invited to interview while this advert remains live, if a successful candidate is found the advert will be withdrawn. We therefore strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible so you do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity.
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About Boston Spa Academy
- Boston Spa Academy
- Clifford Moor Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby
- West Yorkshire
- LS23 6RW
- United Kingdom
Boston Spa Academy is a mixed, secondary school for children aged 11-18 based in Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire with a growing reputation for academic excellence, high quality personal development provision and strong pastoral support. The school has around 1,500 students of which approximately 260 attend the growing sixth form.
In September 2018, Boston Spa Academy officially joined the highly successful and nationally renowned GORSE trust. As a direct impact of working with colleagues at GORSE the academy has moved from being a school with average performance to one which is now well above the national average. Boston Spa Academy is now amongst the highest performing schools in Leeds, the Yorkshire and Humber region and the country.
The academy has invested significantly in facilities for our students in recent years, including a brand new auditorium building, new student and staff toilet areas, renovated dining halls, new classroom areas, brand-new library and IT facilities and our new Sixth Form Centre which opened in September 2026.
Our Vision and Values: Shaping Character; Cultivating Ambition
At Boston Spa Academy, we truly value the holistic development of our students as part of our vision to be ‘shaping character; cultivating ambition’. We support students in developing the character traits required to be well-rounded individuals and for them to be prepared with the skills, habits and qualifications required for success in their future careers.
Our community is built on kindness, respect, hard work and aspiration and our enabler to achieving this are the ‘core values’ to which we hold dear and permeate through all that we do at the academy:
- Purpose
- Positivity
- Principled
- Participation
- Professionalism
Our ‘Shaping Character Programme’ is a wide ranging and incredibly exciting personal development programme which ensures that all young people at Boston Spa Academy enjoy the experiences and education required to become well-rounded individuals. This programme includes, but is not limited to, our ‘Character and Ambition Pathway’, extensive educational visits programme, House System, Student Leadership opportunities and our Enrichment++ provision, which is designed to encourage young
people to learn beyond the classroom and includes opportunities to take part in sport, art, languages, humanities, science, outdoor pursuits and a range of volunteering and charitable work at local, national and international levels.
As part of GORSE, Boston Spa Academy is in the vanguard of educational developments in Leeds, Yorkshire and on a national level. As a school community, we strive to deliver an exceptional standard of education and this is reflected in the excellent outcomes that students achieve at both GCSE and A Level.
At Boston Spa Academy, we are proud that, in our most recent Ofsted inspection graded “Outstanding”, it was commented that ‘staff feel valued and are proud to be members of the school’. The report also recognises that ‘leaders are highly supportive’ and ‘proactively seek to manage workload and support the well-being of staff’. As well as feeling part of a community with a common purpose, our professional body also benefits from outstanding CPD and support which is personalised to your particular needs and experience.
Mr Peter Hollywood
Principal
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