Catering Assistant - Preston Primary School (Lingfield Education Trust)

• Could you be the next member of the Preston family? …
• Catering Assistant
• Salary: Band 3, SCP 3 £9,161 (Actual salary)
• Contract: Permanent, term time only, 15 hours per week
• Required: 1 November 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter

Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity? Do you have a genuine desire to make a difference to the children of Stockton? If so, Preston Primary School may just be looking for you…

Preston Primary School is situated on the outskirts of Eaglescliffe and has an outstanding reputation within the local community and further afield. We are a one form entry school with an additional base for children with hearing or visual impairments.

We wish to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Catering Assistant to join our school catering team. Duties will include basic food preparation and delivery of school meals in line with food hygiene regulation, assisting with the set-up of the dining hall, setting out and serving food, clearing away and washing up. Previous experience is not essential as full training will be provided. Good verbal communication and customer care skills are essential, as is the ability to build productive working relationships and work successfully as part of a team. The successful candidate must also be reliable, trustworthy, quick, efficient and conscientious. If you are a highly motivated, well-organised person who shows attention to detail and you are committed to the wellbeing of children we would like to hear from you.

If you think you’d like to work with us, please read the job description and complete an application form, found on the school webpage at https://www.prestonprimary.co.uk/vacancies/ or available from the school office.

Applications should be returned to school by post or emailed to trichardson@preston.lingfieldtrust.org.uk

Important dates:

Closing date:

Monday 12th October 12 Noon

Interview date:

Week commencing Monday 12th October

Start date:

1st November or as soon as possible thereafter

If you are not contacted by 13 October, please assume you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

In line with Lingfield Education Trust’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs – the full application form must be completed and any information provided on CVs will not be considered for short-listing purposes. This post is not open to job share.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance (certificate of disclosure form from the Disclosure and Barring Service) and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.

Further details are available from Mr. Paul Sanderson, Head of School Preston Primary School, or Mrs. Tracy Richardson, Office Manager. Please call 01642 784735 for an informal discussion.

The post will be based in Preston Primary, however the Trust reserves the right to require you to work at other schools within the Trust. As part of Lingfield Education Trust, there are exciting opportunities to work across the Trust and for career progression.