Catering Assistant (out of hours) required for Dorothy Stringer School – Part Time, Temporary until 31 April 2026

Job Ref: SU454

Hours: Part Time, minimum 2.5 hours per week. For example, 10-11am Saturday and Sunday 10-11:30am.  Hours will be advised in advance.

Closing Date: Midday Wednesday 17 December 2025

Interview Date: Week Commencing 5 January 2026

Salary: Scale 3, Point 7-8, hourly rate of £13.69 – £13.90

Starting Date: January / February 2026

An enthusiastic and professional catering assistant is required to work in our catering POD onsite at Dorothy Stringer School.

The purpose of the role is

• To prepare and serve soft and hot drinks and prepared snacks out of the catering POD to visitors attending out of hours sports fixtures at Dorothy Stringer School in accordance with agreed schedules/rotas of work.
• To provide friendly, efficient and hygienic service to all customers.
• To be customer focussed at all times and project a willing and helpful attitude to customers

Our school is ‘Good’ (Ofsted 2023), being one of the most popular and successful 11-16 mixed comprehensive schools in the Preston Park area of Brighton, consistently over-subscribed.

Our curriculum is broad and balanced and offers many exciting opportunities for all students, both in school and out. There are tremendous extra-curricular opportunities at Dorothy Stringer through sport, performing arts, the Junior Leadership Team, Art on-going links with our partner schools in Africa, the Duke of Edinburgh award, as well as a number of other trips. In short, we believe there is something for everyone at the school.

For further details, see the Person Specification and Job Description

HOW TO APPLY

Application is by application form with a supporting letter.  Your application should take account of the Person Specification. In line with our safer recruitment Policy, we cannot accept C.V.s.

See application form and associated paperwork attached.

Please return your completed application to Katie Welsh/ Alex Mitchell at recruitment@dorothy-stringer.co.uk   If you have a problem replying electronically please contact the school on 01273 852222.

Dorothy Stringer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and comply with the Department of Education Statutory Guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.

Safeguarding Information –  safeguarding – Dorothy Stringer School (dorothy-stringer.co.uk)

*We reserve the right to appoint a suitable candidate before the closing date.