Catering Assistant - Whitechapel Primary School - (10HRS) (Temp Contract)

Kirklees Council; Cleckheaton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Sick pay

Healthcare

Pension

Job summary

Kirklees Council is offering a temporary role at Whitechapel Primary School, Cleckheaton, 10 hours per day, Monday to Friday, term-time only. The position includes benefits such as paid holidays, sick pay and a strong pension scheme. A DBS check is required and internal secondments may be possible with manager approval.

The service area, Culture & Visitor Economy, supports healthy and nutritious meals daily and provides opportunities for career progression within the Council.

Qualifications

• DBS check at the appropriate level is required.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children.
• Internal secondments require substantive employment and manager approval.

Responsibilities

• Produce healthy and nutritious meals each day.
• Work Monday to Friday with weekends and evenings free.
• Term-time only schedule.
• Paid time off at Christmas and Bank Holidays.

Job description

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Organisation

Kirklees

Directorate

Public Health and Corporate Resources

Service Area

Culture & Visitor Economy

Hours

10

Number of Jobs

1

Location(s)

Whitechapel Primary School, Whitechapel Road, Cleckheaton, BD19 6HR

Position type

Temporary

Length of contract

18.07.2027

Grade

2

Salary

£12.85 Per Hour

Advert Wording

Could you be part of a team producing healthy and nutritious meals each day?

How does paid time off at Christmas and Bank Holidays sound?

Are you looking for a term time only role?

How does Monday-Friday sound? Get those weekends and evenings to do what you love!

Looking for great rates of pay, paid holiday, company sick pay and employee healthcare?

Want to build a strong pension fund?

Are you looking for career progression? Kirklees Council offers unrivalled training and career prospects.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities.

If you are internal and want to apply for this job as a secondment you must be a substantive employee of the Council with over 6 months continuous service and have successfully completed your probation period.

Applications for secondments will only be accepted if approved by your manager, you will be asked to confirm on your application form that you have the relevant permission.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage you to read our

Closing date

11 October 2026, 11:55 PM