Catering Assistant

About this Role

St Giles Spencer Academy is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Catering Assistant to start as soon as possible on a part time, term time only, permanent basis. This position will be based at our Sir Frank Whittle Road site where some lone kitchen work is expected. You must be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, be an effective team member and be calm and creative in your approach to working with pupils with additional needs. We also need someone who is physically capable of setting up the dining hall which will include putting tables up and tidying them away, as well as dining chairs.

The Working Hours for the role are:

• Permanent, part‑time role
• 15 hours per week
• Monday to Friday, 10:45am-1:45pm
• Term time only plus INSETS (39 weeks per year)

Are you passionate about providing a ‘world class’ education for pupils with special educational needs, ensuring that they reach their full potential.

Are you prepared to get messy, join in with the fun and be outdoors on a regular basis so that your pupils learning is inspiring and creative?

Do you want to join a high performing team of staff who are committed to going that ‘extra mile’ to provide the very best of our pupils and their families?

If you can answer ‘yes’ to all of the above, then we would like to receive an application from you!

We are proud of what we do at St Giles Spencer Academy and our recent school achievements are a result of a great team effort amongst pupils and their families, Governors and staff:

- Ofsted ‘Outstanding’
- Learning Outside the Classroom Gold Mark
- The Balanced System
- Inclusion Quality Mark - Flagship Status
- Autism Accreditation
- Shine a Light - SEN School of the Year
- International School's Award
- Arts Mark - Gold
- Family First Award
- Sports Mark - Bronze Award
- Makaton Friendly Award
- I Can - 'Primary Talk' Accreditation

If you want to be part of an innovative, forward thinking and outward facing special school who are genuinely committed to investing in your professional development, then St Giles could be the academy for you.

If you would like to visit St Giles Spencer Academy before the closing date, please contact the school via 01332 343039 or info@stgilesspencer.org.uk.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.