Role: General Catering Assistant
Location: Norton Hill Secondary School
Start Date: October 2026
Hours: 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday 11:30am - 2:30pm, term time plus 5 inset days
Salary: Grade 1 and scale point range 3 - 4, £13.27 - £13.48 hourly rate range, (full time equivalent £25,614 - £26,016) and actual annual £8,921 - £9,061
Join the Team at Norton Hill School
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 Norton Hill School.
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
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.
Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
