Casual Kitchen Assistant
The Education Alliance
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Job summary
The Education Alliance is hiring a Casual Kitchen Assistant to support school catering teams across our trust. You will help prepare nutritious meals for students and maintain kitchen hygiene in line with safety standards.
This casual role requires prior food preparation experience, ideally in a professional kitchen, plus a basic understanding of food hygiene. DBS check and eligibility to work in the UK are required.
Qualifications
- Experience preparing food, preferably in a professional kitchen/catering environment
- Basic knowledge of food hygiene and safety
Skills
Job description
More than one location, The Education Alliance
As soon as possible
9 October 2026 at 9am
1 October 2026
This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust . You can find out more in schools overview .
- Other support role
Visas cannot be sponsored
Casual
13.28
We are looking for an individual who has previous experience of preparing food, preferably in a professional kitchen/catering environment with a basic knowledge of food hygiene and safety.
- Access to our staff benefit platform which includes big brand discounts and other financial incentives including a cycle to work scheme offering discounted bike purchase
- Free, Onsite Parking and tea and coffee in all of our staff rooms
- Family friendly policies, including sector leading Maternity, Adoption and Neonatal care pay offers.
- Membership of the East Riding Pension Scheme with benefits including secure earnings linked pension and a lump sum death grant of three times your salary
- Well-being support including discounted East Riding gym membership; free annual flu vaccinations; refund of the cost of the annual NHS prescription prepayment certificate; access to a free employee assistance scheme 24/7 with advice on a wide range of practical issues ranging from legal information and consumer issues to specialist counselling.
The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the team at Malet Lambert as a Kitchen Assistant who will provide a crucial role in supporting the schools catering team to prepare and provide high quality, nutritious food for our students.
This is a casual position.
Why choose us?
Malet Lambert is one of the top performing schools in Hull, where our commitment to pastoral care underpins the high expectations that we have of both pupils and staff. We have a long and proud history, dating back to 1932. We are fortunate to have such a caring, skilled and dedicated set of teachers, associate staff and governors here at Malet Lambert; ultimate professionals who are dedicated to the pupils and effective running of our school. We are proud of our school and would welcome the opportunity to give you a tour, so please don’t hesitate to contact Mollie Poskitt, HR Officer on 01482 374211 or by email via Mollie.Poskitt@Maletlambert.hull.sch.uk if you would like to visit or find out more.
We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Access to our staff benefit platform which includes big brand discounts and other financial incentives including a cycle to work scheme offering discounted bike purchase
- Free, Onsite Parking and tea and coffee in all of our staff rooms
- Family friendly policies, including sector leading Maternity, Adoption and Neonatal care pay offers.
- Membership of the East Riding Pension Scheme with benefits including secure earnings linked pension and a lump sum death grant of three times your salary
- Well-being support including discounted East Riding gym membership; free annual flu vaccinations; refund of the cost of the annual NHS prescription prepayment certificate; access to a free employee assistance scheme 24/7 with advice on a wide range of practical issues ranging from legal information and consumer issues to specialist counselling.
We are looking for an individual who has previous experience of preparing food, preferable in a professional kitchen/catering environment with a basic knowledge of food hygiene and safety.
Contact Mollie Poskitt, HR Officer on 01482 374211 or by email via Mollie.Poskitt@Maletlambert.hull.sch.uk.
The Education Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service prior to appointment and we undertake an online check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance.
The Education Alliance’s Child Protection Policy can be accessed at: https://theeducationalliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Child-Protection-Policy.pdf
The Education Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service prior to appointment, and we undertake an online check on all shortlisted candidates, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
The Education Alliance’s Child Protection Policy can be accessed at: https://theeducationalliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Child-Protection-Policy.pdf
The Education Alliance (TEAL) is a family of 12 schools and a SCITT in Yorkshire with a shared purpose:
We are here to make great schools and happier, stronger communities so that people have better lives.
Our work is grounded in a shared set of values that underpin how we behave, how we lead and how we connect across our schools.
We serve with integrity:
- Focussing on young people to inform our decisions
- Prioritising collaboration to do our best work
- Committing to excellence in all that we do
Type Multi-academy trust
Website The Education Alliance website
Email address mollie.poskitt@maletlambert.hull.sch.uk
See more jobs teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-education-alliance
Inclusion runs through the heart of everything we – the employees of The Education Alliance – do. It shapes our practices in and out of the classroom, informs our curriculum, guides our interactions and underpins our relationships. By placing inclusion at the centre of our vision, we aim to ensure that every child feels seen, heard, supported and respected. Inclusion is more than a statement of intent; it is an ongoing commitment to equity and justice.
This commitment to inclusion extends to our staff culture. TEAL is a friendly and welcoming place to work. Knowing that we all benefit when everyone feels valued and that they belong, and where our work is rewarding and manageable, leaders do all they can to reduce levels of stress and anxiety in the organisation. We believe people want to do a good job and create a culture where openness, professional trust and kindness are the norm.
Organisation type Academy, ages 11 to 16 Education phase Secondary school Size 1648 pupils enrolled Age range 11 to 16 Ofsted report View Ofsted report Website Malet Lambert website See more jobs teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/malet-lambert
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mollie.poskitt@maletlambert.hull.sch.uk .
The Education Alliance
- Multi-academy trust
- Melton, North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
Atherton Way, Brigg, Lincolnshire, DN20 8AR
92 Kilnwick Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO42 2LL
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
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