Catering Assistant - Part-time

The Royal Harbour Academy, Ramsgate

• Ref:KCC886-5468-298S
• Posted:16/09/2025
• Pay:Grade 2 Point 11 £24216
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:07/10/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:September/October

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We are looking for a friendly, reliable, and enthusiastic Catering Assistant to join our school kitchen team. Working in a busy environment, you will play a key role in helping to prepare meals for our students and staff, ensuring a clean, safe, and welcoming dining environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting with the preparation of food
• Ensuring kitchen is clean, tidy, and hygienic at all times
• Operating kitchen equipment (e.g. dishwasher, ovens) safely and responsibly
• Following food hygiene and health & safety regulations
• Supporting the catering team in delivering a high-quality meal service to students
• Washing up and general cleaning duties

What We are Looking For:

• A positive, can-do attitude and a willingness to work as part of a team
• Good communication skills and a friendly manner
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Previous catering experience is desirable but not essential – full training will be provided
• A commitment to maintaining high standards of hygiene and safety

The full time equivalent is £24,216 which will be calculated on a pro rata basis.

The successful candidate will have an attention to detail, will work to a high standard, and will seek to ensure a positive educational environment through their work. In return, The Royal Harbour Academy offers a wide variety of benefits, details of which are outlined below:

What can we offer you?

Additional benefits include:

Excellent CPD programme;

Being part of a highly successful Trust;

Free Employee Assistance Programme – Wellbeing and advice;

Kent Rewards Scheme – access to local and national retail discounts

Access to Medicash Health Care Cash Plan

Automatic enrolement into the Kent Local Governorment Pension Scheme

The Royal Harbour Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any staff employed will be expected to obtain DBS clearance.

Candidates should apply as soon as possible as applications will be dealt with as they arrive.

Information about the school

The Royal Harbour Academy is proud to be part of the Coastal Academies Trust (https://www.coastalacademiestrust.co.uk/) a local multi-academy trust of three other secondary schools and a large primary school. The Royal Harbour Academy has two large sites located on the Kent coast, with a sunny climate and affordable housing, yet only 50 minutes by train from central London. We are a mixed, non-selective 11-18 foundation school of more than 900 students.

The school is arranged over the split site with Years 7 and 8 on our Newlands Lane premises and Year 9 along with Key Stages 4 and 5 at our Marlowe Way premises.

We are an International Baccalaureate Organisation World School and run International Baccalaureate programmes for our 6th Form and Key Stage 3 students. Our Lower Site broadly follows a primary school structure with students having fewer teachers and a strong focus on literacy and numeracy progression.

The school is making tremendous progress and it is an exciting time to join our team. Our most recent Ofsted inspection gave glowing praise about the school, judging behaviour, personal development and the 6th Form as good.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Chelle Pollard
• Address:Marlowe Way, Newington, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6NB
• Telephone: 01843 572500
• Email: lee@rha.kent.sch.uk

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