Job Description

Address:

Woodbridge School, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4JJ

Salary:

11,531 per annum (25,021 pro rata)

Hours:

24 hours per week, 34 weeks per year, term time

Contract:

Permanent. Required as soon as possible

Reference:

0310




We are looking to appoint a

General Catering Assistant

to join our Catering Team at our Senior School.


You will assist with all general kitchen/catering duties in our busy catering department as directed by the Chefs, including the preparation and provision of the food service to pupils, staff and visitors.


4 days a week (6-hour shift, 24 hours a week).


1 weekend in 4.


Each week 2 x late shifts (12.30 pm - 6.30 pm) 2 x early (10 am - 4 pm).


You will have an interest in food preparation and production and ideally a knowledge of working equipment used in kitchens and experience in a catering environment or a customer facing role. However, prior experience is not essential.

About us

Set in the beautiful town of Woodbridge in Suffolk,

Woodbridge School

comprising our Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior School was established in 1587. An independent co-educational day and boarding school for ages 4 to 18, the original mission of the school was to provide an education for the young who would then give back to their community, thus enriching it and them all; this is embedded and continues in all that we do today.



Woodbridge School, including our Prep, Senior School, Sixth Form and Boarding, has been rated 'Excellent' in all areas by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) 2023.



Combining the best of tradition and innovation, our curriculum delivers the perfect balance of life skills, creative challenges and academic excellence. Woodbridge School offers an education that shapes itself around each student, ensuring they become everything they are meant to be. Our Prep School is a caring nurturing, lively and inspirational introduction to school, inspiring and investing a true love of learning in children. Our Senior School offers the perfect balance of creative challenges, academic excellence as well as interpersonal and social skills, for life throughout school - and beyond.

To find out more

If you would like an informal discussion prior to submitting your application, please call

James Wells

, Recruitment Administrator on

01394 615170.

How to apply

For more information about the school and this opportunity, and to download an application pack, please visit

our website (Woodbridge School)

Please follow the link and complete the application form, a CV and covering letter will not suffice.

Closing date: 1 pm, 3 August 2025.

Interview date: week commencing 3 August 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Woodbridge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).