Salary
Grade 2 - £24,413 pro rata
Contractual hours
25
Basis
Fixed Term
Job category/type
Catering
Job reference
REQAA7035
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Catering Assistant (Comprehensive Schools) - Job Description (W)(Feb
Lunchtime School Catering Assistant – Make a Real Difference
Grade 2 - £24,413 for 25 hours per week term time only for 44.8 weeks per annum equating to £14,173.15 pro rata per annum rising to 45.8 weeks, £14,489.52 pro rata per annum after 5 years' service.
Join Our Team Today
Do you want a role where you can make a positive impact on children's lives every single day? Our school catering service is about so much more than food – it is about fuelling young minds, supporting wellbeing, and creating a welcoming environment for pupils to thrive.
As a School lunchtime catering assistant, you will play a vital part in delivering nutritious, balanced meals. These meals help boost concentration, improve academic performance, and promote healthy habits. Mealtimes are also an important social experience, and you will be helping children develop confidence and positive relationships with food.
This is a fixed term post at 25 hours per week until
What does the role involve?
* Lunchtime Service: Typically 11:00–14:00. Duties include assisting with meal preparation and production, serving meals, and cleaning duties.
If you are enthusiastic, reliable, and want to help create a healthier future for our pupils, we would love to hear from you
Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person.
Employment Checks
This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.
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Safeguarding
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This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.
Support & Additional Info
* Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing
* Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing
* Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025.
* Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.
Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.