General Kitchen Assistant

HALCYON LONDON SCHOOL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

HALCYON LONDON SCHOOL is seeking a General Kitchen Assistant at Westminster. The role sits within the catering service team and reports to the Catering Manager.

You will contribute to a busy school kitchen and support daily catering operations. The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience of catering, and hold relevant professional qualifications or demonstrate equivalent experience in an educational setting.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of catering in a busy educational environment.
• Hold relevant professional qualifications or demonstrable catering experience.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a school kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Be a member of the catering service team and report to the Catering Manager.
• Support catering operations in a busy, collaborative educational environment.

Job description

We are recruiting aGeneral Kitchen Assistant

Salary:£21,200 p.a

Location:Westminster

Contract type:Term-time + 5 days. [Mon to Fri = 27.5 hours per week, 8.30am to 2pm]

Contract term:Permanent

Start date:September 2026

Apply by:1st September 2026

Applicants will be reviewed on an ongoing basis so early applications are encouraged. The school reserves the right to make an appointment at any stage.

We are seeking an exceptional, innovative General Kitchen Assistant. The General Kitchen Assistant will be a member of the catering service team and will be responsible to the Catering Manager.

The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience of catering and enjoy working in a collaborative, busy catering environment. They should hold relevant professional qualifications and /or experience within catering within an educational sector of similar. They must demonstrate compatibility with the Halcyon philosophy and a commitment to meet the demands of an innovative and expanding school.

About us:

Halcyon London International School is the only not-for-profit, co-educational, exclusively International Baccalaureate (IB) School in London offering the IB Middle Years and Diploma Programmes.

We provide an exceptional education, where every child is recognised, valued and included. Our community is guided by the values of the IB and our mission is to draw out the unique potential of each student. Halcyon's creative, inspiring educators enjoy a highly collaborative, student-centred learning environment and are excited to pioneer innovative, digitally-integrated, learning. We are a welcoming, reflective community and will provide the right applicant with a unique and rewarding professional challenge, supported by generous professional development.