Role: General Catering Assistant 

Location: Midsomer Norton Area - Kitchen Cover

Start Date: 3rd September 2026

Hours: 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time, plus 5 inset days

Salary: Grade 1 and scale point 3 - 4, (£24,796 - £25,185 full time equivalent), actual annual salary £11,515 - £11,696

Are you looking for a rewarding role where every day is different? Do you enjoy working as part of a friendly team and helping provide healthy meals for children?

We are seeking a General Catering Assistant to join our Catering Team on a permanent basis, providing kitchen cover across schools within the Midsomer Norton Schools' Partnership.

This is a mobile role supporting our school kitchens when additional cover is required due to staff absence, vacancies or increased demand. Although you'll work across a number of schools in the Midsomer Norton area, there will also be opportunities to undertake long-term cover placements at individual schools when needed.

If you're flexible, reliable and enjoy working in a busy kitchen environment, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

Working alongside our experienced catering teams, you'll help deliver nutritious, high-quality meals in a safe and welcoming environment for pupils and staff.

Your duties will include:

• Assisting with the preparation of meals, sandwiches, salads and other food items.
• Supporting the cooking of simple food items including vegetables and basic meal preparation.
• Serving food and providing excellent customer service to pupils and staff.
• Setting up and clearing dining areas.
• Operating kitchen equipment, dishwashers and cashless catering tills (training provided where required).
• Washing crockery, utensils and kitchen equipment.
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene.
• Recording food and appliance temperatures and supporting food safety procedures.
• Loading and, where required, delivering prepared meals to local schools using a school catering vehicle.
• Supporting catering for school events, meetings and functions.
• Working flexibly across different school kitchens to provide essential catering cover.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone who is:

• Friendly, approachable and enjoys working with children.
• Reliable, adaptable and happy to work across different school locations.
• A strong team player with a positive attitude.
• Able to follow instructions and maintain excellent hygiene standards.
• Comfortable working in a busy kitchen environment.

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.