# School Catering Assistant

About The Role Main purpose To provide a high-quality catering service which supports the wellbeing of pupils and staff. This includes meeting school catering and health and safety standards. Duties and responsibilities Meal planning and provision Oversee the provision of high-quality school meals in line with government guidelines and legislation on school nutrition standards Plan varied and nutritious menus in advance Negotiate best-value contracts with authorised suppliers to ensure the cost effectiveness of the catering service Manage food stocks to prevent shortages or excess supply and adhere to the catering budget Cater to special dietary requirements and ensure that allergy information is effectively communicated and labelledHealth and safety Ensure compliance with school catering standards legislation and the school’s food safety policy, health and safety policy, and allergens policy Ensure that the kitchen and dining area are kept clean and hygienic Ensure that kitchen equipment is used safely and according to operating manuals Ensure that kitchen and catering equipment is maintained according to the maintenance schedule Arrange for all necessary repairs to be carried o

- **Id**: 2328415
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/compass-community-school-catering-assistant>
- **Role**: Hospitality
- **Role family**: Hospitality
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-24T01:55:14Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-08
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T09:46:04Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 46
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3227
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Catering & Food Services, Psychotherapy & Counseling, Secondary Education

## Company

- **Id**: 4372538
- **Name**: Compass Fostering
- **Domain**: compassfostering.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/compassfostering>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Eploy

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 13
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 32
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 33000
- **Max usd**: 46000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_country_seniority_unknown
- **Sample n**: 350

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 1
- **Days open**: 46

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-12T08:12:20Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-21T20:05:05Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-11-08T03:18:45Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 34
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.623
- **P room**: 0.55
- **Age days**: 46
- **Expected fill days**: 32
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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