Catering Assistant

Part time: 20.50* hours per week/Permanent

Salary Scale: Grade 16. Pt. 2

Actual Salary: £11,224 per annum

Closing date: Friday 27th June 2025

Starting: 01 September 2025

 We have a vacancy for a Catering Assistant to join our excellent catering Team, working term time plus INSET days (39 weeks). This is a varied and interesting position that offers the opportunity to assist in the preparation of hot and cold meals for students and staff and our feeder primary schools, serve in the Servery at break and lunch times and help keep the kitchen clean and tidy and hygienic following the guidance of the Food Standards Agency.

 We are looking for outstanding individuals who will relish the opportunity to: 

• Work with a friendly team in a busy and fast paced catering environment
• Assist with the preparation of meal ingredients, which includes washing, cleaning, peeling, cutting, and chopping fruit, vegetables, poultry, and meat to a high standard following Food Standards Agency guidance and practices
• Assist in the servery, taking money and ipay transactions for staff and students
• Keep up to date with current relevant legal requirements and food safety regulations

You are likely to be someone who: 

• Is reliable and self-motivated with a responsive and reflective approach to work
•  Has previous experience in catering and industrial kitchen environments (or relative experience)
•  Has Level 2 Food and Hygiene qualification (or be willing to train)
• Has COSHH and Manual Handling qualifications (or be willing to train)
• Understands the working of The Children’s Food Trust and promotes healthy eating options for children
• Understands food allergens and safe food handling practices
• Has some flexibility to cover staff absences and occasionally work additional hours where required
• Can offer excellent communication and interpersonal skills, working within a busy team

 Wadham School can offer you: 

•  *Part time hours working hours from 9.00AM to 2.00PM Mondays and Wednesdays and 10.30AM to 2.00PM Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
• An opportunity to work in a Level 5 Hygiene rated establishment with a highly motivated team
• Onsite parking (on a first come – first served basis)
• Training and CPD in Catering, Health & Safety and Safeguarding, with options for other courses through TES online training
• Voluntary pension scheme through Somerset Council
• Fulfilment, in knowing that you matter, and the work you do makes a positive difference to the lives you touch

For further information and a Somerset County application form please visit our website: www.wadhamschool.co.uk  Please Note: we do not accept applications by CV and all application forms must be completed in full, giving a full work history and two referees, one being your current/ previous employer

Visits to the school or an informal talk are warmly encouraged.

For all enquires please contact Recruitment@wadhamschool.co.uk  

or telephone 01460 270127 to discuss.