A vacancy for a Catering Assistant has arisen within our Multi Academy Trust, to be based at Nether Stowe School.

As a Catering Assistant, you will provide a positive friendly customer service for all pupils, staff and visitors using the school. Our catering team are friendly and approachable with a "can-do" attitude, motivated by a passion for quality and great service delivery. As a flexible team player, with excellent communication skills, your working style will support and enhance this ethos.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual passionate about cooking to develop their experience within a professional kitchen environment supported and guided by our dedicated catering management and other employees.

Salary: £23,656 - £24,027 full time equivalent. Actual salary is £5,597 - £5,685 per annum. Equivalent to £12.26 - £12.45 per hour (dependent on experience)

Hours: Part time, 10 hours per week, term time only, Monday to Friday 12.15pm – 2.15pm

Location: Nether Stowe School, St Chad’s Road, Lichfield WS13 7NB

Start Date: as soon as possible

What you will need to succeed

To share our passion for wanting the very best for our students and schools

To be committed to keeping our students safe

Be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people with the natural ability to inspire and motivate

Be emotionally intelligent with the ability to build strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders

The passion and commitment to work in a fast paced, challenging yet always rewarding role

What you will get in return

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we invest in your development through training, mentoring and progression opportunities through apprenticeships and other routes

A competitive salary

An Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits package

Competitive pension scheme

Professional Development & Wellbeing Days

What you need to do now

To apply for this role please visit our website: https://atlp.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies and complete an online application form.

To arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact Anita Carter, Catering Area Support Manager, via email on Anita.Carter@atlp.org.uk

Please note we do not accept CV’s; applications will only be considered if received on an ATLP application form.

Interviews will take place as soon as suitable applications are received.

Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as we reserve the right to interview earlier and withdraw the advert if a suitable candidate is appointed.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution 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

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

We will carry out an online search about you for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in para 226 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy which we would encourage you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation ATLP safeguarding and child protection policy 2024/2025

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