General Catering Assistant

North East Combined Authority; Hexham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Sele First School is seeking a part-time General Catering Assistant to join our busy kitchen team. The role covers washing and drying of dishes and cooking equipment, with duties across standard kitchen tasks.

The post is permanent and operates during school terms, with the four additional holiday days. Working pattern is Monday to Friday, 16 hours per week, over term time plus four days; no prior specific experience required, but a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate should be obtained within six

Qualifications

• Basic Food Hygiene Certificates must be achieved within six months of commencement.

Responsibilities

• Assist in washing and drying of dishes and cooking equipment and undertake associated kitchen duties.

Skills

Basic Food Hygiene

Job description

Sele First School

General Catering Assistant

• Permanent Contract
• Part Time
• 16 hours per week, term time plus 4 days
• £25,614 - £26,016 FTE
• £9,478 - £9,627 pro rata

Sele First School is a large school. Our Nursery classes offer 39 places. All other classes are organised on the basis of age into national curriculum groupings with two or three classes in each year group. We currently have 373 children on roll. Further information about the school can be found on our website. www.selefirst.org

Our governors are looking to appoint two enthusiastic and hard-working General Catering Assistant to join their very successful team. Required as soon as possible.

As a General Catering Assistant, you will assist in the washing and drying of dishes and cooking equipment and undertake associated kitchen duties.

The working pattern is: Monday to Friday, term time only, plus four days during school holidays. The working hours are anticipated to be three hours per day for 4 days of the week and four hours one day per week, totaling 16 hours per week.

No specific knowledge and experience are required but, if not already possessed, the Basic Food Hygiene Certificates must be achieved within, ideally, six months of commencement.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced disclosure barring check is required for this post.

We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. You will be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post.

Our Child Protection Policy can be found here; www.selefirst.org/policies

An online search will be carried out on shortlisted candidates, prior to interview.

Informal discussions or visits to the school prior to interview are encouraged. Please contact Karen Hepples, School Business Manager to arrange a visit. Tel: [phone].

Closing Date: 12.00pm on Friday 30 October 2026

Interview Date: w/c 2 November 2026