Job title: Catering Assistant
Location: The Holden School, Leigh, Greater Manchester
Salary: £16,993.20 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only
If you really want to make your mark in a rapidly growing business that is committed to improving the lives of children and young people, we have the role for you!
We now have an opportunity for a Catering Assistant to join our close-knit team at The Holden School.
About us
The Holden School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 16, catering for children with a wide range of needs in Lancashire, Manchester and surrounding areas. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life. We are a Therapeutic Led, Trauma Informed School providing individualised curriculums for our young people supported by our Class Teams, our Pastoral Team and our own Therapists.
We pride ourselves in steering children in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them academically and socially, to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.
Acorn Education & Care is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable children and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
About the Role
Working with our friendly and supportive team, you will be working alongside the Catering Manager to prepare and serve meals to pupils and staff members, maintaining the cleanliness of the kitchen and dining area. These duties will include but are not limited to; assisting the Catering Manager prepare food, prepare the dining hall for pupil’s lunch time, serve food and assisting to clean the dining hall and kitchen area after lunch times.
You will work hard and at pace to complete your designated work each day and ensure the correct equipment and cleaning methods are used to adhere to relevant Food Hygiene Standards. Level 2 Food Hygiene preferred but not essential.
Whilst previous experience of working in a SEN environment would be desirable, excellent communication, interpersonal skills, the right kind of motivation, personal qualities and levels of resilience are just as important.
Why join Acorn Education & Care?
- £10,641 per annum
- 25 hours per week
- Permanent
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.