Catering Assistant - The Gerrards Cross CE School

Catering Assistant - The Gerrards Cross CE School

Location: Gerrards Cross

Term time only: Yes

Required: September 2026

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Salary Details: from £24,836 - £25,823 FTE, From £12.87 an hour

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part-time, From 11:15am - 1.45pm Monday to Friday, term time only

Interviews to be held: Yes, to be confirmed

We are seeking to appoint a Catering Assistant who is enthusiastic, caring and self-motivated, and who enjoys interacting with children and adults.

Main duties to include:

• Preparing food which is delivered by our hub kitchen.
• Serving food to the children during their lunch break, ensuring appropriate portion control.
• Operating the dishwasher, and cleaning the kitchen area and equipment after each session.
• Complying with food safety requirements and ensuring the highest levels of food safety and hygiene at all times, including completing any necessary records.

About you:

• An ability to work as a member of a team.
• A flexible and supportive approach.
• A calm and friendly manner.
• Punctuality and reliability

Previous experience is desirable, but full training will be provided.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.