Join our dedicated team and make a real difference through food, enterprise, and education.
Freemantles School is a Specialist school based in Mayford Green, Woking, providing education provision for autistic children and young people or children with complex social communication needs aged 4 to 19 years. On our Mayford site we have a Primary School building and a Secondary & FE School building that opened in the last year. We are also running a temporary satellite site for autistic infant children at the former Ripley CoE Infants School building.
We are currently seeking a Vocational Catering Lead Assistant to support our students in Secondary and FE in developing essential life and employability skills through practical catering activities.
In this dynamic role, you will work in our fully equipped commercial-style teaching kitchen, helping students build confidence and independence while learning to cook, follow hygiene procedures, and run small-scale enterprise initiatives such as cafés and food sales.
What we’re looking for:
• A positive, flexible and proactive team player
• Hardworking, resilient individuals that can be flexible and have an ability to stay calm when things get tricky.
• Strong commitment to promoting independence and life skills for young people with additional needs
• Experience or interest in catering, hospitality or vocational training
• Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to achieve it on appointment)
• Make a meaningful impact on the lives of young people
• Be part of an innovative team delivering real-world, practical education
• Gain experience in both education and vocational training
• Access to training and development including safeguarding, autism strategies, and food hygiene
• Work in a welcoming, supportive and inclusive school community
• As a Surrey County Council employee, you will be able to access a generous pension scheme, Surrey retail and leisure discount and offer programme, paid sickness leave, built in holiday pay entitlement.
• A workplace which promotes professional wellbeing and resilience. All staff at Freemantles have access to an Employee Assistance Programme, a dedicated staff room and free parking. We also run wellbeing and social activities throughout the year.
Freemantles is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to demonstrably share this commitment.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and amendments to the Exemptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and barred list check.
Please note that we will be undertaking online searches on shortlisted candidates, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Application forms only - CV’s are not accepted. Please ensure that you read the job description and person specification before submitting your application. We will be shortlisting based on the person specification.
Closing Date: 10am on Tuesday 12th August 2025
Interviews to be held: Week commencing 18th August 2025
We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children and young people. We make every effort to provide an environment in which children, young people and adults feel safe, secure, valued and respected, and feel confident to talk if they are worried, believing they will be effectively listened to.
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