Job Title: Catering Assistant

Actual Annual Salary: £14,065 - £14,359 (Based on actual working hours and weeks)

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £24,310 - £24,819 Grade Ai (Based on 37 Hours per week, all year round)

Hourly rate: £12.60

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Part Time, 25 Hours Per Week, Term Time only, Including Inset Days

Additional role info: Working Pattern - Monday to Friday, 5 hours per day (09:30 - 14:30)

Provisional Start Date: December 2025

Are you passionate about food and enjoy working in a friendly, fast-paced environment?

We’re looking for a dedicated Catering Assistant to support our school’s catering team in delivering nutritious, high-quality meals to our students and staff.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a vibrant school community, where your contribution helps fuel learning and wellbeing every day.

About you:

We are looking for a calm and enthusiastic individual to join our catering team to assist with general preparation, presentation and service of food for City Academy Bristol. Relevant experience and food hygiene knowledge is desirable, but not essential as training can be provided.

You will have:

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.

About City Academy Bristol:

City Academy Bristol is a vibrant, diverse and dynamic academy in the centre of Bristol. We provide an inclusive and accessible education, which transforms future opportunities for young people, their families and the community.

We are a well-positioned and well-connected academy with direct connection to the developments in Temple Quarter and key economic areas of east and central Bristol.

Why work at CLF?

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. Over 73% of the students who attend City Academy Bristol are from global majority groups, so we particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including gender, transgender, age disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

What we can offer you:

Recruitment timeline:

We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.

As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.

Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out. 

Safeguarding Statement

The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.