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Trenance Learning Academy Newquay
Contract type: Permanent contract
Available hours: 15 hours per week term time only
Salary: Grade C 12.56 p/hour (24224 per annum pro rata)
Start date: Tuesday 4th November 2025
Closing date: 15th October 2025
Interview date: w/c 20th October 2025
How to apply: Apply online at require a General Kitchen Assistant to help with the preparation and service of school meals. This role will involve delivering and serving meals at the nearby St Newlyn East Learning Academy. Mileage allowance between Trenance Learning Academy and St Newlyn East Learning Academy will be paid.
Experience of working in a catering environment and a current food hygiene certificate are desirable but not essential as training will be given. The successful candidate will need to use their own vehicle for delivering the meals have a full clean driving licence a roadworthy car and relevant insurance.
This role is a 15 hour per week permanent contract term time only.
Our school has up to 360 children between the ages of 4 and 7 years experiencing consistently great teaching immersive experiences and a safe happy environment. We have made a commitment to ensuring that every child in our school has the best start in education so that they can be happy and successful.
In 2018 we were designated by the Minister for School Standards as an English Hub one of only 34 in the country and the only one in Cornwall. As an English Hub we support over 150 schools in the teaching of early reading. We are fortunate to have an excellent team of teachers and support staff who help ensure that teaching learning behaviour and safety are the best they can be for our children families and staff.
As the largest infant school in Cornwall we recognise the importance of early childhood education and make it our mission to ensure that every child leaves us able to read write be a good friend and have a wide knowledge of our world and a deep love of learning. Our Trust Core Shared Values and our Trusts Philosophy of work hard be honest & help others reflect this goal.
Kernow Learning is a multi-academy trust of 21 primary schools in Cornwall. We believe that our trust is at the precipice of something great; through a mix of collective synchronicity and autonomy our schools are working together to provide strength so that they can stretch their offer beyond expectations in their drive for excellence. Our trust is not insular; we embrace collaboration innovation and development. Our English Hub supports schools across Cornwall to secure childrens early reading whilst our Teaching School Hub as a partner in OneCornwall provides services to schools across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in relation to areas such as the Early Career Framework and National Professional Qualifications.
As well as offering great schools to work in wonderful children to work with and fantastic colleagues to work alongside our Trust is committed to providing colleagues with other benefits that make your employment with Kernow Learning the best it can be. We offer:
A competitive salary and membership of Local Government Pension Scheme;
A real commitment to wellbeing including access to 24/7 wellbeing services and employee assistance programme;
Access to discounts with national and local retailers and service providers;
A range of CPD and training opportunities both internally and externally learning from local and national speakers and specialists to support your professional growth;
The support and skills of our networks of colleagues both within our schools and our Shared Services teams.
If you would like the opportunity to contribute to the success of our Trust then we would love to hear from you. You can apply for this position online by visiting Learning is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and follows the Safer Recruitment process. The successful candidate will be expected to share this commitment and will be required to undertake checks including an enhanced disclosure through the DBS process as well as prohibition S128 and Social Media/online presence checks.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.
Unfortunately Kernow Learning is not a sponsoring organisation for overseas candidates. This means that the successful candidate will need to possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.
For further information or for support with the application process please contact our HR Team on or email .
Apply now at Learning Academy
Trenance Road
Newquay
TR7 2LU
This is not a Cornwall Council vacancy therefore please contact the organisation direct for further information.
Organisation address: Kernow Learning The Old Cricket Pavilion Treninnick Hill Newquay TR7 2JU
Contact detail: Kernow Learning
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