Job Description

Location: Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley

Salary: NJC Grade A1 Scale Point 2

Actual Salary 931 per month

Contract: Fixed Term - 20 hours per week, until 31st December 2025, in the first instance

Term Time Only, plus 2 additional days

Required from 1st September 2025

We are looking to recruit a committed catering assistant to assist in the provision of a high quality catering service in line with Prince Henry's Grammar School and government requirements.

Prince Henry's is an over-subscribed comprehensive school with over 1660 students, including around 350 in the Sixth Form. We are proud of our school, students, staff and community and were delighted to have our recent Ofsted report from November 2024 endorse our strengths in judging us 'Outstanding' in all areas. Regardless of our current success, we strive for the continuous improvement of our educational provision so that our students are fully prepared for 21st century society. We serve the market town of Otley (in the Wharfe Valley) and the surrounding villages including Pool, Bramhope and Adel. The Wharfe Valley is a wonderful region in which to live and work. It is close to areas of outstanding natural beauty, yet also benefits from good transport links to key towns and cities across the country.

Of particular interest to new members of staff is the emphasis placed on high quality professional development. Prince Henry's is a strategic partner in the Red Kite Teaching School Alliance and as such we work with our partners to develop and deliver high quality CPL to staff in our own school and across the region. This ensures good access to development opportunities for our teaching and associate staff.

A number of services and benefits have been developed including such things as free coffee/tea at break time, parking, annual flu vaccinations, access to Cycle to Work and Computer schemes, corporate gym membership, staff takeaway meal service through Henry's Diner, long service awards and social events organised by the Staff Committee. There is also an opportunity for the children of staff to access the excellent education available at Prince Henry's in line with the Admissions Policy.

The successful candidate will have:

English & Mathematics GCSE Grade A-C or equivalent
Knowledge of Basic Food Hygiene Regulations and be able to demonstrate high levels of personal hygiene The ability to be able to prepare basic dishes e.g. chilli con carne, spaghetti Bolognese The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
In return we offer:

Excellent Continuing Professional Development opportunities A dedicated staff team supported by a committed and experienced senior leadership team A positive environment where students are able to learn and achieve A commitment to using technology to support learning, with iPads being issued to all teaching staff and students
To arrange a visit to the school, please contact wlr@princehenrys.co.uk in the first instance.

Closing Date: Monday 7th July 2025

Selection Date: Tuesday 15th July 2025

Collaborative Learning Trust is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

In line with KCSiE 2024, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 4 months

Pay: 931.00 per month

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

Company pension On-site parking
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 07/07/2025
Expected start date: 01/09/2025