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We are currently recruiting for:
Catering Assistant (Prep School)
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Term time only / Monday – Friday (11.30am – 3.30pm)
Salary: £12.62 per hour
Start Date: September 2025
We are currently seeking a hardworking, flexible, friendly team player to join our Prep Catering team. This important role is responsible for assisting with serving and clearing away of lunch for pupils and staff., Assisting the kitchen porter and facilitate the afternoon break to pupils. Previous experience is not essential, but evidence of first-class communication skills and a strong work ethic are paramount. The working hours are:
• Monday to Friday, 11:30 – 3.30pm, during term time (34 weeks a year).
Full job description and person specification available on the Truro School website.
In addition to a competitive salary, we are committed to the wellbeing and development of all our staff, promoting continuous professional development, as well as free lunch and refreshments, staff discount, and membership of the superb Sir Ben Ainslie Sports Centre.
Truro School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and DBS. We embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 6th August 2025 at 9.00am. We may close the advert earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
All applications must be made using a Truro School application form. Application forms must be completed in full and returned by post or e-mail to:
Miss A Carveth, HR Advisor, Truro School, Trennick Lane, Truro TR1 1TH
Email: recruitment@truroschool.com, Tel: 01872 272763
With more than 120 teachers, full time and part time, we are always on the lookout for candidates who are passionate about education and are dedicated to shaping the future of young minds to join our vibrant community. We offer a diverse range of subjects and therefore are always interested in candidates with excellent subject knowledge, positivity and energy.
If you would like to be added to our candidate database for either short term or permanent, part-time or full-time future teaching opportunities, please submit your CV to recruitment@truroschool.com so that we can contact you if a vacancy arises within the next 12 months. When a role comes up, we will ask you at that stage to complete an application form if you are interested in taking your application further. Please make sure you indicate what subject(s) would most be of interest to you along with the key stages you would like to teach plus your availability, so that we can accurately match your interests to any future roles. We also have cover supervisor opportunities from time to time, so please also get in touch for more information if you are interested in cover work.
We recognise the outstanding people that work across every part of our school, both in and outside of the classroom, and we support them with a fantastic range of benefits – from competitive salaries and pension plans, to free lunches and refreshments and a well-resourced wellbeing programme (including free membership of the amazing Sir Ben Ainslie Sports Centre), as well as continuous professional development opportunities and a culture of lifelong learning.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Truro School is committed to providing the best possible care and education to its pupils and students and a supportive and balanced working environment to its staff.
The School recognises the importance of attracting, recruiting and retaining excellent staff who share our vision to be a beacon of inclusive excellence, producing confident, tolerant and enthusiastic young people who enjoy working with others and are ready to influence the world. We are also committed to ensuring the best possible environment for the children and young people in our care.
For more information about Truro School’s recruitment and selection process, please view our ‘Recruitment and Selection Policy’ on the Policies page of the website (link below):
Our school motto, Esse Quam Videri (to be, rather than to seem to be), captures the essence of our identity and is defined by the 5 C's below. Underpinned by strong Christian principles, we are a caring and inclusive community which values, nurtures and develops each individual.
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