Catering Assistant

Summary

To be part of a team responsible for the efficient delivery of a high quality, customer-oriented, food production service, that meets the needs of the students, staff and visitors of the School.

Detail

St Peter’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment by complying with the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and Procedures at all times. The successful applicant will be required to undergo statutory pre-employment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Post: Catering Assistant

Department: Catering

Responsible to: Catering Manager

Hours of Work: 8.30am-2.30pm, Monday- Friday (includes 30-minute unpaid lunch), term time only (34 weeks)

Salary: £14,647 p.a. (Support Scale, Point 1 pro rata)

Overall purpose of the Post:

To be part of a team responsible for the efficient delivery of a high quality, customer-oriented, food production service, that meets the needs of the students, staff and visitors of the School.

St Peter’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment by complying with the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and Procedures at all times. The successful applicant will be required to undergo statutory pre-employment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Key Responsibilities:

To assist in preparing the kitchen and dining hall for mealtime service including ensuring that adequate supplies of crockery and cutlery are available and in a clean and presentable state throughout service periods.

To serve food to staff and pupils of the School and liaise with the kitchen to ensure that adequate supplies of all food being served are available throughout the service period.

To clean of all areas of the kitchen, dining rooms, dishwasher and other areas as detailed. Includes cleaning of kitchen equipment to the highest standards and clearing up of any spillages immediately.

To assist with the preparation of meals.

To report all accidents, damage or breakages to the Chef.

To actively assist in ensuring a five star food hygiene rating, including assisting with daily food safety checks (e.g. temperature control).

To complete any written records and documents that are necessary, including preparing food labels and menu cards which enable consumers to identify key features; the principal ingredients in each dish and whether or not it is suitable for vegetarians.

To assist the kitchen in the preparation and physical delivery of catering and supplies to meetings, houses and common rooms.

General

Health & Safety - You have a legal duty to take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others and you are expected to be familiar with, and adhere to, St Peter’s School’s Health and Safety policy.

School values – You have a duty to ensure your work, communication and approach conforms to the school’s core values and mission. You will need to be aware and comply with school rules, policies and procedures at all times including, but not limited to, those relating to safeguarding, conduct, equality and data protection.

Note: This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities associated with the post. The post holder will be expected to comply with any reasonable request to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

This job description may be amended at any time following discussion with the post holder.

Documents

• Catering Assistant Recruitment Pack October 2026 PDF Document
• Privacy Notice for Job Applicants - May 2026 PDF Document