Kitchen Assistant Gladehill Primary and Nursery - 16.25 hours per week (Term Time Only)

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is recruiting a Kitchen Assistant for Glade Hill Primary School in Nottingham. You will support the Cook Supervisor with meal preparation, service and maintaining kitchen cleanliness during term-time hours.

The role requires basic numeracy, good customer care, basic hygiene knowledge and the ability to work well in a team or on your own initiative. A DBS enhanced check is required.

Qualifications

• DBS enhanced check required for this post.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Cook Supervisor and team with preparation and serving of school meals.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the school kitchen and all equipment used.

Skills

Customer care

Hygiene basics

Basic numeracy

Teamwork & Initiative

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 16.25 hours per week, Monday - Friday, term time only 10:45am - 2:00pm

Worker Type: On-site worker

Salary: £25,614 - £26,016 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Glade Hill Primary School, Chippenham Road, Bestwood Park, Nottingham NG5 5TA

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

About the Role

As a Kitchen Assistant your main duties will be to assist the Cook Supervisor and existing team with the preparation and serving of school meals and maintaining the cleanliness of the school kitchen and all equipment used.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Knowledge of good customer care practice.
• Awareness of basic hygiene principles.
• Basic numeracy skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

Closing Date: Friday 30th October 2026

Interviews will be held: TBC

About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.