General Assistant (Catering) - Washwood Heath Academy

We have a fantastic opportunity to become part of our dedicated and very motivated team of catering staff who provide the catering provision for our trust of 7 schools. You will assist the Kitchen Manager in the preparation and serving of meals and the setup/clean down of dining halls.

The ideal candidate will have Level 2 in Food Safety with some catering and cooking experience. You must be able to work as part of a team and take instruction and guidance.

• a collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment
• an opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as [the CIPD or Coaching via our Apprenticeship Levy-amend examples based on roles
• access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance process
• a wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views
• access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”. ·
• access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly
• access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users
• opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support
• generous annual leave entitlement based on length of service, starting at 30 days pro-rata, rising to 33 at 5 years’ plus service and 35 following 10 years’ plus service. This excludes an additional 2-week paid compulsory closure at Christmas, for which additional days’ leave are gained
• onsite parking at all schools

 We know you would love it here- our school is in a central location, with wonderful and enthusiastic pupils and amazing staff. Any informal conversations are welcome, please contact Jayne Hill at jhill@whmat.academy.

We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work.   We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process.  

We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements of the role.

Please apply online

Please note  CV’s will not be accepted

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.