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Catering Assistant

Employer
Orchard Grove Primary School
Location
Taunton, Somerset
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Part Time, Term Time
Salary
£8,892 actual salary
Start Date
As Soon As Possible
Expires
13th November 2026 09:00 AM
Contract Type
Permanent
Job ID
1581357
Start Date
As Soon As Possible
  • Contract Type :Permanent
  • Job ID: 1581357

We currently have a new opening for Catering Assistant to join Orchard Grove Primary School, helping to co-ordinate day-to-day activities within the kitchen and ensuring quality services are provided to students.

Job overview

You’ll be responsible in assisting with school menu planning, food preparation and cooking, and working within a wider team to ensure catering services are carried out efficiently on a daily basis, including stock control and ensuring duties are carried out within a set budget.

Job requirements

  • Minimum of a Level 2 award in Food Safety
  • Previous experience within catering for large numbers.
  • Awareness of Health and Safety, COSHH, dietary and allergen requirements
  • Commitment to providing a high-quality and consistent catering service with the ability to work within a busy environment

Why join us?

You’ll be part of our committed support staff team, upholding high standards in food preparation and delivery, working to make a positive difference within overall operations.

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Safeguarding Statement:

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Blackdown Education 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 underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.

References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.

Data Protection Act: Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.

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Orchard Grove Primary School

Orchard Grove Primary School

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Blackdown Education Partnership