Job Description
Woodhey are seeking to appoint a well organised Catering Assistant to undertake general kitchen duties and support the catering team. Duties will include: Preparation of food and beverages. Preparation of sandwiches as requested. To work as part a team, including assistance at buffets as required. Washing up. Cleaning duties including kitchen, dining areas, furniture and equipment when required. Maintain safe and hygienic working practices at all times. Working hours will be 12.15-3.30 5 days a week plus 5 extra days over the half term period. Be part of #TeamWoodhey - the school that has been transformed! Where students show exceptional engagement in lessons, the school is underpinned by strong, supportive relationships, staff feel well-supported, and our values of Respect and Excellence driving everything we do. There has never been a better time to join us. Our remarkable progress has been recognised, being graded Outstanding for Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development (2025) is testament to this. We're unbelievably proud of these achievements, but we never stop striving for more - ensuring every student achieves the absolute best academic outcomes and is exceptionally well prepared for life beyond school - progression, not perfection, as we like to say! We equip our staff to flourish through a comprehensive training programme, a supportive welfare package, and access to the latest technology, including a personal iPad. Combined with our incredible students, this makes Woodhey High School an inspiring and rewarding place to work. Are you the missing piece in our jigsaw? The person to take us to the next level? If so, there really is no better time to join us! But don't take our word for it, come and visit us! We cannot wait to welcome you. At
Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the power to transform a life.
Whether you’re supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, or
leading with vision, you will be part of something truly meaningful. Our
values— opportunity, integrity, community, and equity —guide everything we
do. Our vision is “Opening doors to the world through the power of
learning.” We bring this to life through our mission: working
together to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voice
matters, and every learner thrives. We
are a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary, and special schools,
proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury. Our
people are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to their development
through high-quality training, apprenticeships, talent development programmes,
and research opportunities, we empower our staff to thrive as skilled,
confident professionals. We champion wellbeing, value every voice, and foster a
culture where you feel supported, motivated, and inspired to make a real
difference. You
will join a collaborative network of schools where shared expertise and a
strong professional community drive success. Every academy within our Trust has
an equal voice, and every colleague plays a vital role in shaping tailored
learning experiences that raise aspirations and build brighter futures. If
you have the passion, dedication, and drive to help shape lives and create
futures filled with promise, we would love you to join our team. Together,
let’s make the remarkable happen. We
believe every child has the potential to be extraordinary. In
our secondary schools, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to
curriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for all
students, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculum
models don’t always engage all students, so we constantly seek to innovate and
provide better opportunities to develop both knowledge and skills for life. We
want our students to believe their curriculum is bold, exciting, purposeful,
and ultimately leads to something meaningful for them. Some examples of our
innovation include moving towards a trust wide approach to enrichment and
competitions, to provide a world class enrichment programme and more opportunities
for essential skills like reading and cultural capital. We are also introducing
vocational and technical pathways, which run through the normal school
curriculum but attract support from leading employers and universities to
develops work-readiness in our students, so that they can progress onto T
Levels and apprenticeships. We
are currently at an exciting point in their evolution, with collaboration at
the heart of our collective endeavour. We don’t operate in silos: we value the
power of the pack and strive to collaborate as a collective, ensuring no school
or colleague is left behind. We are currently co-constructing an aligned
curriculum across all EBacc curriculum subjects, to create a world class
curriculum, rich in powerful knowledge and skills. This is driving up standards
through the sharing of the very best practice, whilst allowing each school
sufficient flexibi
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