Taunton - Catering Assistant
The Sky Academy
Contract: Permanent, Part Time, Term Time Only plus insets
Hours: 16.25 per week
Salary: CLF Grade Ai (£23,152 - £23,864)
Actual Starting Salary: £8,706
Start Date: December 2024
Advert Closing Date: 8th November
We are looking for a Catering Assistant to join our supportive and talented team at The Sky Academy. We are a diverse multi-academy trust, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our students’ learning.What we are looking for:
To be successful in the post, we are looking for someone who will work as part of a team assisting in the preparation, cooking and serving of hot and cold food for students, staff and visitors to the Academy. This role will primarily focus on delivering and serving meals to a local primary school we support and to contribute to ensuring the lunchtime period is a positive experience for all.
However, these duties may need to be amended at times to ensure appropriate cover and therefore the catering assistant will undertake all aspects of kitchen duties as directed by their line manager. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
Due to the nature of the role a full UK driving licence is essential.
Our Academy:
The Sky Academy is a special school for young people in years 5 - 11 who have an EHCP to support their SEMH and SCL needs. Based in Taunton, our catchment of young people comes from those who live within a 75-minute drive across Somerset. At our core is a belief that every young person deserves the right to an educative experience that prepares them for adulthood and opens doors at Post 16.
We do this by providing a targeted core curriculum that focuses in equal parts on literacy, numeracy, PSHCE, and PE in addition to a wider curriculum of Art, ICT, careers and life skills.
About the Cabot Learning Federation:
The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 18,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, seventeen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools.
CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupils’ needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.
How to Apply:Please download the Candidate Information Pack below, which includes wider details on the role and the job description and person specification.
Please submit your application form via the CLF recruitment portal by clicking ‘Apply’ on this page and then logging into your account/registering for an account. CV’s will not be accepted, and any submitted will not be considered alongside your application.
Please note updates regarding an application, which could include an invite to interview, will be sent to the email address used when registering an account. Copies of all correspondence will also appear under the ‘messages’ section, in the event that emails are being directed to a ‘junk’ or ‘trash’ folder please make regular checks on the status of an application.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Safeguarding and pre-employment checks:The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within the academy.
This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.
The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check.The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.