General Catering Assistant

Role: General Catering Assistant

Location: Midsomer Norton Area - Kitchen Cover

Start Date: 3rd September 2026

Hours: 20 hours per week Monday to Friday term time plus 5 inset days

Salary: Grade 1 and scale point 3 - 4 (24796 - 25185 full time equivalent) actual annual salary 11515 - 11696

Are you looking for a rewarding role where every day is different Do you enjoy working as part of a friendly team and helping provide healthy meals for children

We are seeking a General Catering Assistant to join our Catering Team on a permanent basis providing kitchen cover across schools within the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership.

This is a mobile role supporting our school kitchens when additional cover is required due to staff absence vacancies or increased demand. Although youll work across a number of schools in the Midsomer Norton area there will also be opportunities to undertake long-term cover placements at individual schools when needed.

If youre flexible reliable and enjoy working in a busy kitchen environment wed love to hear from you.

About the role

Working alongside our experienced catering teams youll help deliver nutritious high-quality meals in a safe and welcoming environment for pupils and staff.

Your duties will include:

• Assisting with the preparation of meals sandwiches salads and other food items.
• Supporting the cooking of simple food items including vegetables and basic meal preparation.
• Serving food and providing excellent customer service to pupils and staff.
• Setting up and clearing dining areas.
• Operating kitchen equipment dishwashers and cashless catering tills (training provided where required).
• Washing crockery utensils and kitchen equipment.
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene.
• Recording food and appliance temperatures and supporting food safety procedures.
• Loading and where required delivering prepared meals to local schools using a school catering vehicle.
• Supporting catering for school events meetings and functions.
• Working flexibly across different school kitchens to provide essential catering cover.

What were looking for

Were looking for someone who is:

• Friendly approachable and enjoys working with children.
• Reliable adaptable and happy to work across different school locations.
• A strong team player with a positive attitude.
• Able to follow instructions and maintain excellent hygiene standards.
• Comfortable working in a busy kitchen environment.

There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement access to a local government pension scheme sick pay scheme cycle-to-work scheme free eye tests for VDU users and employee assistance helpline. Support staff in schools can also benefit from a range of national discount schemes available to education professionals such as the Blue Light Card offering savings on shopping travel and leisure.