Catering Assistant

Vacancy:
Catering Assistant

Start date:

ASAP

Contract details:
Permanent – 39 Weeks per year (Term Time Only)

Hours:

22 Hours per Week

Grade:
Grade 2, Scale Point 3

FTE Salary: £21,404 - £21,888

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Are you looking for term time only work, within school hours? Here at Leasowes High School, we are looking to enhance our catering team, to start as soon as possible.

The successful candidate must have previous catering experience and be qualified with basic food hygiene. Previous experience of working in a school would be an advantage but not essential.

If you feel that you have energy, drive and determination to succeed in this post, we strongly encourage you to visit us and see for yourself the fantastic opportunities we can provide.

• An experienced and supportive team
• Considerable opportunities for career development
• Excellent facilities and a positive environment
• A comprehensive Induction Package

Please contact Lisa Thomas, PA to Headteacher, on to arrange a visit to the school.

See how we’re delivering excellence every day, driven by unlimited ambition and a passion for transforming lives; discover why working with us means being part of something truly inspiring

Friday 30th January 2026

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

TBC

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, and as part of our recruitment process, the Trust will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates. This is to help identify any incidents or concerns that are publicly available which may pose a safeguarding risk or bring the Trust into disrepute. Any such findings will be shared with the recruitment manager and may be discussed at interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre-employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List information, identity checks, online checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references.

Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

This role involves regulated activity and is therefore subject to:

• An Enhanced DBS Check including the Children’s Barred List Verification through the DfE’s Check a Teacher’s Record (for applicable roles)

It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended). Certain convictions or cautions are considered ‘protected’ and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website:
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance:
DBS Filtering Guidance

As a Trust, we are committed to ensuring that during all stages of recruitment and selection, no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against based on any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.