Kitchen Assistant

eTeach UK Limited; Audenshaw; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational trust is seeking a Kitchen Assistant at Poplar Street Primary School to provide nutritious meals to pupils and staff. This part-time position, requiring 7.5 hours a week during term time, includes responsibilities such as serving pupils and general cleaning. The successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic and flexible in their duties. Uniforms will be provided, and the role is subject to a DBS check.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and hardworking with a friendly disposition.
• Willingness to work as part of a team and help where needed.
• Flexibility to undertake any job requested.

Responsibilities

• Serving pupils.
• General cleaning.
• Assisting the Kitchen Manager as required.

Job description

The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint a Kitchen Assistant role at Poplar Street Primary School, Ravenwood Drive, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5EF. Our Trust’s vision is to support young people to develop the aspiration, motivation and to be successful; we have high ambitions for all young people in our academies and all roles at our academy are central to ensuring that we work to support this.

Details about the Role

To start November 2025 to 31st August 2026 or on the return of the postholder whichever is the soonest. The Kitchen Assistant full‑time salary £24,413. This role is temporary, part‑time 7.5 hour per week – Term Time Only with an actual salary £4,352 (Grade A – Scale Point 2).

Victorious Trust Academy are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking Catering Assistant to work as part of a team within the school who provide high quality, nutritious meals to pupils and staff. Must have a friendly disposition, be willing to work as part of a team and help were needed. Must be willing to take undertake any job requested and work flexibly.

Duties

• Serving pupils
• General cleaning
• Assisting the Kitchen Manager as required.

Uniforms will be provided.

The Trust’s vision is to support young people to develop the aspiration, motivation and to be successful; we have high ambitions for all young people in our academies and this role will be central to ensuring that everything about the way we work supports this.

For more details about the role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details about our Trust and our schools please see attached Trust Recruitment Pack.

Selection and Interview Process

• Applications close at 09:00am on Monday 17th November 2025
• Interviews will take place on Tuesday 18th November 2025

Please note we may close the advert as soon as sufficient applications have been received, therefore if you are interested in applying, please do so as soon as you are able.

Victorious Academies Trust has a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or young people. We have robust processes and procedures to reduce risk and continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. The role described involves working with children and/or young people and is subject to Victorious Academies Trust’s Safer Recruitment Process.

All support staff roles within our Trust have a probationary period of three months.

All posts require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).