Schools recruiting new catering staff across Bridgend County Borough

A number of schools across Bridgend County Borough are urgently looking for people to join their catering teams to help prepare and serve meals for children at local schools.

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a number of vacancies have arisen at local schools, with several unable to offer their usual food provision including free breakfasts until more staff have been recruited.

A range of openings are now available for cooks, general kitchen assistants and more which benefit from flexible term-time working hours, a staff pension scheme and excellent rates of pay such as £9.50 an hour for a general kitchen assistant.

Vacancies are available at a number of schools across the county borough including Newton Primary, West Park, Brackla Primary, Llangrallo Primary, Coety Primary and Llangewydd Junior – all of which have been or will soon be unable to offer full catering provision to their pupils due to staffing shortages.

Working within the council’s Catering Services team is an ideal opportunity for enthusiastic people who like working as part of a team, and who enjoy dealing with children on a regular basis.

The roles are flexible so that you can fit your job around your family commitments, are returning to work after a career break, or are even seeking your first paid after-school work.

Continuous support from the management team is available as well as on-the-job training, and there are plenty of opportunities to study as you work and gain further qualifications.

Councillor Charles Smith, Cabinet Member for Education and Regeneration

The full list of schools with catering vacancies is as follows:

• Abercerdin Primary
• Archbishop McGrath
• Archdeacon John Lewis
• Betws Primary
• Blaengarw Primary
• Brackla Primary
• Bryncethin Primary
• Brynmenyn Primary
• Brynteg
• Bryntirion
• Caerau Primary
• Cefn Cribwr Primary
• Cefn Glas Infants
• Coety Primary
• Coleg Cymunedol y Dderwen
• Croesty Primary
• Ffaldau (Pontycymmer) Nursery
• Ffaldau Primary
• Litchard Primary
• Llangewydd Junior
• Llangrallo Primary
• Maes Yr Haul Primary
• Mynydd Cynffig Primary
• Nantyffyllon Primary
• Nantymoel Primary
• Newton Primary
• Nottage Primary
• Oldcastle Primary
• Ogmore Vale Primary
• Pencoed Primary
• Penybont Primary
• Penyfai Primary
• Pîl Primary
• Plasnewydd Primary
• Porthcawl Primary
• St Mary’s and St Patrick’s R.C.
• St Roberts R.C. Primary
• Tondu Primary
• Tondu (Persondy Site)
• Trelales Primary
• Tremains Primary
• West Park Primary
• YGG Bro Ogwr
• YGG Calon Y Cymoedd
• YGG Cynwyd Sant
• YGG Llangynwyd
• Ysgol Y Ferch O’r Sgêr