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Ark Kings Academy
Catering Assistant
Location: Ark Kings Academy
Salary: Ark Support Scale 2, Pay Points 2-3 Outside London, £24,482-£24,795 pro rata
Actual Salary: £19,011.26-£19,254.31
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 8:00am-2:30pm, 39 weeks per year
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 9:00am on 30th September 2026, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received
Start date: As soon as possible
About the Role:
You will be instrumental in our vision “At Ark Kings Academy, every individual will develop the character to thrive in life, education and employment.” As a Catering Assistant, you will be working as part of a team who ensure the delivery of a consistent, high-quality meal service that meets the needs of the Academy by assisting with all aspects of food preparation, food service, kitchen hygiene and other duties associated with the running of the kitchen and food service operations.
To contribute to a workplace culture which has safeguarding and child protection at its heart.
About Our School:
We are an all-through school serving the local community with pupils from Nursery - Year 11. Our mission is to create a school in which every child thrives, academically and socially. Our school values are: ‘Wisdom, Resilience, Kindness’ – and they permeate everything we do in school with our pupils, our parents, our staff, and the wider community. We recognise our role in addressing inequality by ensuring that all pupils, regardless of circumstance have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. Over the past 2 years we have made remarkable progress, moving from an Inadequate Ofsted rating to a Good. This achievement reflects the dedication and hard work of our staff with Ofsted commenting that pupils “understand the high expectations that staff have for them and strive to meet with”.
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How to Apply:
Please visit www.arkonline.org/careers and submit your application. This should include an explanation of your motivation to apply and examples/evidence of how you meet aspects of the job description.
We advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
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For an informal and confidential discussion, please contact Tammy Mead or Paige Britton, HR on 0121 459 4451.
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective.
Please visit our website to view the job description and person specification.
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