Kitchen Assistant (x2 posts)

Teaching Vacancies; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 5,500 - 6,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Free onsite parking

Tea & coffee in staff rooms

Family-friendly policies

East Riding Pension Scheme

Well-being support

Job summary

Malet Lambert is seeking two Kitchen Assistants to assist the school catering team in preparing and serving nutritious meals for students. The role offers term-time hours with additional duties during school holidays for cleaning and development.

Salary is paid in 12 monthly instalments, reflecting a stable monthly income throughout the year. The position emphasizes reliable kitchen support, hygiene compliance, and teamwork within a school environment.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing food in a professional kitchen or catering environment.
• Basic knowledge of food hygiene and safety.

Responsibilities

• Support the school catering team to prepare and provide high quality, nutritious food for students.
• Permanent role: 10 hours per week term time, plus 10 hours in holidays for deep cleans or training.
• Hours: 11:45am–1:45pm, Monday to Friday.

Skills

Food preparation experience

Food hygiene knowledge

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an individual who has previous experience of preparing food, preferably in a professional kitchen/catering environment with a basic knowledge of food hygiene and safety.

What the school offers its staff

• Access to our staff benefit platform which includes big brand discounts and other financial incentives including a cycle to work scheme offering discounted bike purchase
• Free, Onsite Parking and tea and coffee in all of our staff rooms
• Family friendly policies, including sector leading Maternity, Adoption and Neonatal care pay offers.
• Membership of the East Riding Pension Scheme with benefits including secure earnings linked pension and a lump sum death grant of three times your salary
• Well-being support including discounted East Riding gym membership; free annual flu vaccinations; refund of the cost of the annual NHS prescription prepayment certificate; access to a free employee assistance scheme 24/7 with advice on a wide range of practical issues ranging from legal information and consumer issues to specialist counselling.

Further details about the role

We are looking for two enthusiastic individuals to join the team at Malet Lambert as a Kitchen Assistant (x2 posts) who will provide a crucial role in supporting the schools catering team to prepare and provide high quality, nutritious food for our students.

This is a permanent position, working 10 per week term time only. You will be required to work an additional 10 hours during the school holidays to undertake deep cleans and/or undertake training and development. The normal working hours will be between 11:45am and 1.45pm, Monday to Friday.

Your actual salary will be £5,946.82 per annum, and this is paid in 12 equal instalments over the so even when it is the summer holidays, you continue to receive the same payment that month.

Why choose us?

Malet Lambert is one of the top performing schools in Hull, where our commitment to pastoral care underpins the high expectations that we have of both pupils and staff. We have a long and proud history, dating back to 1932. We are fortunate to have such a caring, skilled and dedicated set of teachers, associate staff and governors here at Malet Lambert; ultimate professionals who are dedicated to the pupils and effective running of our school. We are proud of our school and would welcome the opportunity to give you a tour, so please don’t hesitate to contact Mollie Poskitt, HR Officer on 01482 374211 or by email via [e-mail] if you would like to visit or find out more.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an individual who has previous experience of preparing food, preferably in a professional kitchen/catering environment with a basic knowledge of food hygiene and safety.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Malet Lambert is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required prior to appointment.

Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service prior to appointment and we undertake an online check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance.