Senior Catering Assistant

Term time (39 weeks) + 3 days per year

South Wolds is a high attaining, semi-rural- popular school located in the village of Keyworth in Nottinghamshire which is only 6 miles from West Bridgford. We are also a founding partner of the East Midlands Education Trust, committed to providing a first-class education for all of our students.

We are seeking to appoint a motivated and experienced Senior Catering Assistant to work alongside our Catering Manager to help run the catering facility within our school. The job involves assisting with the cooking of school meals, serving pupils, washing up and cleaning duties. The person appointed should have a flexible approach to the role to meet the needs of the school.  A knowledge of food hygiene, health and safety and previous catering experience is desirable.

The working hours worked will be 7.45am - 2.30pm, Monday to Friday during term time only, plus 3 cleaning days.

You must be able to speak English to a good enough standard to allow you to clearly communicate with colleagues and students and you must be fit enough to stand for periods of time as well as being able to lift and move large food trays.

For further information regarding the post, or to arrange an informal discussion about the post, please contact Gail Burrows at gburrows@southwolds.co.uk or call the school office on 0115 937 3506 

You will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.

To apply, please visit the Trust website www.emet.uk.com/vacancies and complete the online application form. On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position.

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 9.00am on Friday 21st November 2025

We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates prior to that date. Should this prove successful we may close to new applicants earlier so please don’t delay in submitting your application.