Catering Assistant

The Mirfield Free Grammar Catering Assistant Fixed term for 6 months initially 22.5 hours per week, term time, 9.30am - 2.30pm (30 mins unpaid break) Grade 3, Scale point 3, £13.28 per hour Start date - 2nd November 2026 This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic Catering Assistant, who is passionate about both great food and great service. Within the Multi-Academy Trust, we strive to be the best we can be in everything we do and that includes our catering facilities. We are incredibly proud of the catering service we offer to our students and staff. Within the kitchen we employ fully trained Chefs including a Baker. Together the team produces a wide variety of meals, snacks and desserts made from locally sourced food and ingredients which are freshly prepared every day. Within our Academy operations, we have received high praise for our catering facilities and have won awards in recognition of the high standard of healthy food prepared for our students. We are looking to recruit a Catering Assistant who perform a variety of manual tasks associated with food production and service in the catering department. The postholder will assist with cleaning and washing-up of equipment, crockery, and cutlery in the kitchen, and help to maintain high standards of hygiene and safety. If you wish to apply for the position please go to our Trust site vacancy page at https://ghat.org.uk/join-our-trust/vacancies/ and click on the Apply Now option on the advert at The Mirfield Free Grammar. We look forward to hearing from you. Closing date: Friday 16th October 2026, 9.00am

Interviews: To be confirmed

Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies. GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application , please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.