School Catering Assistant

3 weeks ago


Darlington, Darlington, United Kingdom Longfield Academy Full time

School Catering Assistant

Part-time / Permanent

16 hours per week / 47 weeks

NJC Band 2, SCP 4, £9,009 per annum

To commence September 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Catering Assistant to join our Catering Department. Main duties will include basic food preparation and cooking, assisting with the set up and clearing/cleaning of the dining area, setting out and serving food and washing up. To succeed in this role, you will ideally have at least 6 months' relevant catering experience and either hold or be working towards an NVQ Level 2 qualification in catering, food preparation or equivalent. Good verbal communication and customer care skills are also essential, as is the ability to work successfully as part of a team and adapt to day-to-day needs of the school.

Over 95% of staff say that Longfield is great place to work and learn, and our students support this statement. Since being appointed as the Head of Longfield, the Academy has demonstrated significant progress towards becoming a good school. Our February monitoring visit stated: Staff recognise the improvements in pupils' behaviour and now feel well supported by leaders. Pupils feel safe at school. Staff said the school is well led by the new headteacher ... leaders are clear about the actions they are taking One member of staff said, "it feels like we are a team again."

For further information or to discuss the post please contact Mrs Sarah Jones, Operations and Business Manager, on or by e-mail to

Information for applicants, including the job description and person specification for this role and an application form, can be downloaded from the vacancies page at Alternatively, please contact the Schools HR Team at Inicio Academies on Completed application forms should be returned to the Schools HR Team, Longfield Academy, Longfield Road, Darlington, DL3 0HT or by email to by the closing date.

Closing date: Wednesday 5th June 2024 Interviews: w/c 10th June 2024

Inicio Academies and its partner schools are passionate about safeguarding the welfare of pupils and maximising their life chances. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.


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