Catering Assistant

2 Roles Available

Role: General Catering Assistant

Location: Minehead Middle School (with cover at other Minehead schools within the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership) 

Start Date: ASAP

Hours: 27.5 per week, Monday to Friday, exact hours, term time plus 2 inset days. 

Salary: Grade 1 and scale point range 3 - 4, £13.28 - £13.48 per hour, (Full time equivalent £25,614 - £26,016 per annum) Actual salary £16,137 - £16,390

Do you love good food, working with people, and supporting local schools? We’re looking for two energetic, General Catering Assistants to join our friendly catering team!

Based at Minehead Middle School with the chance to support other local partner schools. Working alongside our experienced catering teams, you'll help deliver nutritious, high-quality meals in a safe and welcoming environment for pupils and staff.

Your duties will include:

• Assisting with the preparation of meals, sandwiches, salads and other food items.
• Supporting the cooking of simple food items including vegetables and basic meal preparation.
• Serving food and providing excellent customer service to pupils and staff.
• Setting up and clearing dining areas.
• Operating kitchen equipment, dishwashers and cashless catering tills (training provided where required).
• Washing crockery, utensils and kitchen equipment.
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene.
• Recording food and appliance temperatures and supporting food safety procedures.
• Loading and, where required, delivering prepared meals to local schools using a school catering vehicle.
• Supporting catering for school events, meetings and functions.
• Working flexibly across different school kitchens to provide essential catering cover.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone who is:

• Friendly, approachable and enjoys working with children.
• Reliable, adaptable and happy to work across different school locations.
• A strong team player with a positive attitude.
• Able to follow instructions and maintain excellent hygiene standards.
• Comfortable working in a busy kitchen environment.

Why Join Us?

There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests for VDU users and employee assistance helpline. Support staff in schools can also benefit from a range of national discount schemes available to education professionals such as the Blue Light Card offering savings on shopping, travel, and leisure.

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.