General Catering Assistant

Job role

• Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£13.27 - £13.48 per hour

General Catering Assistant job summary

Role: General Catering Assistant 

Location: Somervale 

Start Date: December 2026

Hours: 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday 10:30am - 2:30pm, term time plus 5 inset days

Salary: Grade 1 and scale point range 3 - 4, £13.27 - £13.48 per hour, (full time equivalent £25,614 - £26,016) actual salary £11,735 - £11,920

Join the Team at Somervale

As a part of the Midsomer Norton Schools' Partnership, Norton Hill School is dedicated to delivering exceptional, nutritious food services across our school community. We pride ourselves on creating a welcoming dining environment that supports the health, well-being, and daily learning of young people. Joining our catering team means becoming a vital part of a supportive school community where your work directly impacts students, staff and local partner schools every day.

About the Role

We are seeking a reliable, energetic and customer-focused General Catering Assistant to join our busy catering team based at Somervale. 

In this varied role, you will assist in food preparation, operate kitchen equipment, handle till transactions, maintain high cleanliness and food safety standards and help deliver meals to local partner schools using the school catering vehicle when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Food Preparation & Kitchen Duties: Assist with basic food preparation (sandwiches, baguettes, salads, simple sauces, and pre-mixes), simple cooking (boiling, steaming, light frying) and setting up food displays.
• Service & Dining Room: Set up dining areas,manage queues, wipe tables, clear trays/trolleys, empty waste and provide friendly service to students and staff.
• Till Operations: Operate cashless till systems, administering free school meals and staff duty meal authorisations accurately.
• Cleaning & Hygiene: Wash crockery, cutlery, and kitchen equipment. Perform routine and deep cleaning using approved equipment and COSHH-compliant chemicals. Maintain daily fridge/freezer temperature logs in line with Food Hygiene Regulations.
• Safety & Compliance: Participate in risk assessments, report potential hazards, and uphold strict health, safety and hygiene practices.

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.

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.Visas cannot be sponsored.If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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