Key Role Information

Salary
£12.71
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
10/07/2026 09:00
Interview
TBC
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
£12.71
Department
Catering
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
6.25
Weeks per year
38.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

We are recruiting for awesome people to work in our catering team, producing and serving food for our students and staff. Ideally you will be from a catering background, but this is not essential as we will provide full training to those that really shine.

Are you looking to top up your hours? Work only daytime shifts, leaving your weekends and evenings free, giving you the opportunity for a great work-life balance. Not to mention school holidays off with your family.

If you think you’ve got what it takes, and the times below suit, we’d love to hear from you.

We would welcome applications from current staff, parents and anyone looking to start their journey in catering.

Duties to include:

  1. To help in accepting, storing and checking stock.
  2. To use tills and handle cash accurately and reliably.
  3. Help to ensure meals are cooked and served in a timely manner following safe food hygiene standards. Provide well balanced meals, at designated times and providing adequate choice.
  4. Assist with the cooking, serving of meals and cleaning of kitchen area, as appropriate, in order to provide an effective service.
  5. Attend training courses as required.

 The ideal candidate will:

  1. Be experienced in working in a busy kitchen environment.
  2. Be passionate about helping to produce fresh food to a high standard.
  3. Be a good communicator.
  4. Be experienced at and enjoy working as part of a team.
  5. Enjoy working with young people.
  6. Comply with health and safety and hygiene standards.

In addition to providing the highest quality of teaching and learning a priority of the school is the safety and welfare of its students. Therefore, all staff undergo enhanced DBS checking and referencing.

Benefits

Central Support Services (based at The Canterbury Campus)
Staff Wellbeing Programme
Free / discounted food and drink
Free staff lunch, tea and coffee, as well as an onsite coffee shop, Hat Hats, with staff discount.
Staff Employee assistance Programme
Offering a wide range of discounts
Discounted gym membership
Reduced staff membership fees for Lifestyle Fitness Gym, located on campus.
Staff surveys and voicing on a range of areas
Supportive approach to absence requests
Use of Occupational Health
Use of support programmes
Range of counselling services

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Health and hygiene awarenessessential
Initiativeessential

Experience

Working in a catering environmentessential

Experience/Knowledge

Till and handling cash

Personal Attributes

Enthusiasticessential
Honestessential
Reliableessential
Good team workessential
Clean and smartessential
Organisedessential
Flexibleessential

Relevant Experience

Working in a school

About Us

The Canterbury Campus

Jemma McClean

recruitment@canterbury.kent.sch.uk

The Canterbury Academy
Knight Avenue
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 8QA

Safeguarding Information

The Canterbury Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. All posts will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty. A satisfactory DBS disclosure must be presented to the Academy before any employment can commence.

In line with KCSIE guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, The Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found, concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children, will be discussed at the interview stage.