Catering Assistant
Manchester Enterprise Academy
Manchester
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 2 - £24,027
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 7 July 2025
Job overview
We currently have an exciting opportunity for Catering Assistant to join our fantastic team at Manchester Enterprise Academy (MEA)
This is a Grade 2, permanent, part time post working 20 hours per week, term time only plus 5 days. The starting salary is £11,809 and the full time equivalent is £24,027.
Working hours will be Monday through Friday, from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
We’re looking for:
We are looking for a reliable and hardworking Catering Assistant to support the smooth day-to-day running of the kitchen, helping to prepare and serve meals while maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene. You should be comfortable working around children and able to work well as part of a team. A flexible approach is essential, as the role will involve a variety of tasks including food preparation, serving, cleaning, and assisting with stock and deliveries.
Main purpose of the job:
You will supervise and support student(s) in the dining areas and elsewhere as required to provide high quality support over lunchtime, ensuring their safety and well-being and assist with feeding and other personal care needs, as required.
Key responsibilities include:
- Support the preparation and serving of meals to pupils and staff
- Maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen and dining areas
- Assist with general kitchen duties, including food prep and washing up
- Ensure meals are served efficiently and on time
- Create a safe and welcoming environment for pupils during meal times
- Follow food safety and health & safety guidelines at all times
- Work effectively as part of a team under the direction of the catering supervisor or cook
All school staff are expected to share the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Specific safeguarding responsibilities are detailed in the attached job description.
Attached documents
About Manchester Enterprise Academy
- Manchester Enterprise Academy
- Simonsway, Wythenshawe, Manchester
- Greater Manchester
- M22 9RH
- United Kingdom
Manchester Enterprise Academy (MEA) opened in 2009 and is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust.
Our campus now has two teaching buildings, which incorporate a Theatre, Art, Fashion and Dance studios and new Science laboratories. There is also a new £1million multi-sport facility which includes a full-size 3G rugby and football pitch and other redeveloped sports facilities. We also have a new cafe and dining facilities, two Food Technology rooms and recently refurbished ICT, Business and Modern Foreign Language classrooms.
In order to deliver our vision of a fantastic future for all our students, it is important that they achieve the best academic results possible. Our vision of a “Fantastic Future for All Our Students” is easy to understand, but complex to achieve, as the future evolves so rapidly around us. Students have to adapt in order to build themselves a secure and resilient future. We focus relentlessly on the MEA Way, of Safe, Respectful and Ready. The business partners who lead the Trust help us to complement academic achievement with the other skills that employers demand of their staff. Enterprising, entrepreneurial and networking skills, team working, presenting information and project management are all part of our Fantastic Futures curriculum and, allied to our Pastoral Pledges and aligned to our outstanding Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) provision.
We work incredibly hard to attract the best teachers and our teacher training provision is graded outstanding by Manchester University. We believe that our teachers’ expertise needs to inspire our students by allowing them to shape and craft exciting learning experiences. Our teaching model emphasises excellent classroom dynamics between staff and students. Exams are a serious business, learning is an emotional journey – students who enjoy learning perform far better than those who are uninspired.
MEA has been graded as 'Good' by Ofsted following the 2021 inspection,
'Staff have high expectations for all pupils.'
'Teachers know their subjects well' and pupils 'are keen to learn' and 'behave well in lessons.'
‘Pupils from all backgrounds are well supported to gain the resilience and knowledge that they need for a positive future.’ Ofsted 2021
Prospere Learning Trust
Manchester Enterprise Academy is part of the Prospere Learning Trust, which believes in working collaboratively to ensure the best outcomes and life chances for students. The Trust currently comprises of 11 schools, including 4 mainstream high schools and 7 special needs schools (both primary and secondary) with further schools anticipated across Greater Manchester. Find out more about Prospere Learning Trust in the candidate brochure.
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