Catering Staff

Protocol Education; Greater London; On-site; GBP 12,398,000 - 17,909,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay via PAYE

CPD training access

Job summary

Protocol Education is recruiting for a Primary School Catering Staff role in London. The position offers flexible hours as Full-time or Part-time with ASAP start. You will join a busy school kitchen and support meal preparation, serving, and stock management, while maintaining high hygiene standards.

Ideal candidates are reliable, team-oriented and willing to learn. Prior kitchen experience is helpful but not required, and training on food hygiene is provided where needed.

Qualifications

• Someone reliable, hands-on, and happy to get stuck in.
• A team player who brings a positive attitude to busy days.
• Previous kitchen or catering experience is great, but not essential.
• A basic understanding of food hygiene (training available).

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of meals and snacks.
• Serve food to students and staff with a friendly face.
• Keep the kitchen clean, tidy, and running smoothly.
• Help with deliveries and stock organisation.
• Make sure food hygiene standards are spot on.

Skills

Reliable

Team player

Food hygiene awareness

Job description

Job Title: Primary School Catering Staff
Location: Hammersmith & Fulham, London
Contract: Full-time / Part-time (flexible options available)
Start Date: ASAP

Fancy a role where you’re the reason students get a proper hot meal (and maybe the highlight of their day)?

We’re working with a friendly secondary school in Islington looking for a Kitchen Assistant to join their team. It’s a busy kitchen, plenty of energy, and a team that genuinely looks out for each other.

If you like staying active, enjoy being part of a team, and don’t mind the lunchtime rush, you’ll fit right in.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting the preparation of meals and snacks
• Serving food to students and staff with a friendly face
• Keeping the kitchen clean, tidy, and running smoothly
• Helping with deliveries and stock organisation
• Making sure food hygiene standards are spot on

What we’re looking for:

• Someone reliable, hands-on, and happy to get stuck in
• A team player who brings a positive attitude to busy days
• Previous kitchen or catering experience is great, but not essential
• A basic understanding of food hygiene (we can help with training if needed)

Why this role?

• A welcoming school environment where everyone pitches in
• A chance to be part of the school community, not just behind the scenes
• Ongoing support from a friendly consultant who actually listens

The Protocol Education perks:

• Weekly pay through PAYE, no umbrella faff
• FREE access to our CPD Academy
• Your own dedicated consultant, on hand when you need them
• Opportunities in schools that value support staff

A quick question… are you Thrive trained?
If not, no worries, we’ll get you set up with our FREE Thrive training. It’s a great way to build your confidence in school settings and makes your profile even stronger with schools.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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