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Catering Assistant

Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College

Pay
£29,562 – £29,985 a year
Where
Barking, London, United Kingdom
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Catering Assistant

Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary Scale: Scale 2 (Pt3-4) FTE £29,562 - £29,985, prorated salary approx. between £13,727 - £18,923 subject to working days, experience and continuous service

Location: Across Partnership Schools

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 20-35 hours per week, term time only, working in a shift pattern commencing between 07:30 - 10:00am

Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding new role and want to make a difference to the lives of young people?

We are looking for motivated and passionate Catering Assistants who will be at the heart of our school, working as part of our catering team delivering an outstanding food provision across the school. You will join a team that takes a real pride in what they do and who are passionate about providing outstanding service. To meet the needs of the whole school community.

This role will be across partnership schools (Barking Abbey School and Eastbrook School).

Opportunity to work in the holidays may be agreed subject to the needs of the school and individual appointed for training and preparation for the new terms, this would be paid as overtime. Opportunity to also undertake additional paid hours to support events and cover team absences. Your key responsibilities will include:

Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our students & staff

Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness of the kitchen and surrounding areas

Ensuring the correct use of all machinery and equipment at all times

Assisting with the loading or unloading of deliveries and storing away

Representing the school and maintaining a positive brand image

Complying with Food Handling & Hygiene standards

Complying with Health & Safety regulations

The ideal candidate will:

Demonstrate an ability to manage pressure, prioritise tasks and communicate effectively at all levels

Be an excellent team player

Have a committed and organised approach

Have a desire to succeed in your role

Possess the ability to work under pressure

Be flexible to work occasional out of hours school events, you will be paid for working these

Demonstrate Exceptional timekeeping and reliability

Benefits:

A free meal on duty

On site parking

Professional Development opportunities

A supportive and friendly work environment

Please follow the links below to find out more information about what it is like to work at Barking Abbey and Eastbrook School:

www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk

www.eastbrookschool.org

Barking Abbey is an Ofsted Outstanding heavily over-subscribed dual campus secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, with a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence and a supportive professional environment.

The school is located less than 10 minutes walk from Upney tube and 15 minutes from Barking mainline station.

Barking Abbey celebrates its diversity, and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you are interested in making a difference in young people’s lives whatever your background or history please apply.

In return we offer:

A supportive and encouraging staff team

The opportunity to access a wide range of CPD opportunities within and beyond school

A school which understands the importance of staff well-being and workload management

A positive ethos with excellent behaviour reinforced by highly visible SLT and centralised behaviour systems

We are proud that Ofsted recently judged the school to be Outstanding in all areas. The report states; “This is a large and diverse school where difference is valued. Pupils, and students in the sixth form, are supportive and respectful of each other. Pupils’ conduct is exemplary, both inside lessons and around the school. Leaders have established simple and clear rules that everyone understands. Pupils are focused, engaged and participate well in lessons. Staff feel that their workload and well-being has been carefully considered by leaders. They appreciate their open-door policy”. (Ofsted, February 2024)

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.

Online searches may be conducted for all shortlisted candidates and will be conducted for all successful candidates as part of our due diligence checks.

Barking Abbey and Eastbrook School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants. Online searches may be conducted for all shortlisted candidates and will be conducted for all successful candidates as part of our due diligence checks.

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