General Kitchen Assistant

St Mary's Church of England Primary School; Metchley; On-site; GBP 9,200 - 10,000; Part time

Job summary

St Mary's CE Primary School in Birmingham is seeking a General Kitchen Assistant to join the school kitchen on a part-time basis (13.75 hours/week). The role runs term time only, with some teacher training days. You will support the Catering Supervisor, assist with lunch service, and help keep the kitchen clean and safe.

The ideal candidate will have experience in catering, strong communication, and a teamwork mindset, with a commitment to high customer care for pupils and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in a school kitchen or catering environment preferred.
• Good communication and customer care skills essential.
• Able to work as part of a team and follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Catering Supervisor with daily kitchen tasks.
• Support lunch service and maintain cleanliness of kitchen.
• Follow health and safety guidelines and DBS checks as required.

Skills

Food safety

Teamwork

Communication

Customer service

Job description

St Mary’s CE Primary School

Lodge Hill Road, Selly Oak Birmingham B29 6NU

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General Kitchen Assistant - 13.75 hours per week

TO WORK IN THE SCHOOL KITCHEN

Rate of pay: GR 2, POINT 4 - 8

Salary: £24413 - 26824 Full time equivalent. Actual: £9196 - 10104

We have a vacancy for a 13.75 hour per week Kitchen Assistant. The hours will be 10.45 - 13.30 Monday to Friday term time only, plus 5 teacher training days.

We are committed to providing an excellent catering service to our pupils and staff. We serve over 250 lunches every day.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced individual to join our established team and someone who will support with the continued development of this successful catering operation.

You will assist the Catering Supervisor and Deputy Cook with the cleaning of the kitchen and supporting the lunchtime service.

Effective communication skills with an emphasis on customer care are essential, as is the ability to lead and work as part of a team.

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. The successful candidiate will be reference checked.

More information about the school can be found on our school website: http://www.stmarys-sellyoak.co.uk/

Safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:

enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Short-listed candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.