Kitchen General Assistant

Teaching Personnel Ltd.; Swindon; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work pattern

Weekly pay

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Teaching Personnel Ltd. seeks a reliable General Kitchen Assistant to support the catering teams across a school trust in Swindon.

You will help with food preparation, serving, cleaning, and maintaining high food safety and allergen standards, across multiple schools within the trust.

This role offers flexible working patterns, weekly pay, and ongoing consultant support to help you develop in school catering.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent in core subjects or evidence of practical application.
• Food hygiene certificates level 1 and 2.
• Understanding of health and safety and allergen awareness.
• Experience in catering, food preparation, cleaning, or customer service.
• Understanding of safeguarding in schools.

Responsibilities

• Assist with basic food preparation and portioning ingredients.
• Set up serving counters and dining areas for meals.
• Serve food and drinks to pupils, staff and visitors.
• Operate tills and cashless payment systems when required.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen and dining areas.
• Wash dishes and kitchen equipment.
• Follow food safety, hygiene and health and safety regs.
• Label allergens clearly in prepared foods.
• Assist with stock deliveries and rotations.
• Support events and school functions as needed.
• Work with colleagues for smooth operations.
• Report equipment hazards to the Chef Manager.

Skills

Customer service

Health and safety

Allergen awareness

Teamwork

Education

GCSE or equivalent

Food Hygiene certificate Level 1

Food Hygiene certificate Level 2

Safeguarding in schools

Job description

General Kitchen Assistant

We are seeking a reliable and enthusiastic General Kitchen Assistant to join our team, to work across a school trust in Swindon. The Successful candidate would join a team of bank staff, supporting the catering staff across the school trust, working with a variety of schools across the trust.

The role would be to assist in the preparation, serving, assembling and cleaning of food service areas within the school kitchen, ensuring high standards of food safety, hygiene, and customer service are maintained at all times.

Potential responsibilities -

• Assist with basic food preparation, including washing, peeling, chopping, assembling and portioning ingredients following a recipe card, where directed.
• Set up serving counters and dining areas ready for meal service.
• Serve food and beverages to pupils, staff, and visitors in a friendly and efficient manner.
• Operate tills and handle cashless payment systems where required.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen, dining areas, equipment, and utensils.
• Wash dishes, pots, pans, and kitchen equipment using manual and mechanical methods.
• Follow all food safety, hygiene, and health and safety regulations.
• Store food correctly and assist with stock rotation following the "first in, first out" principle.
• Assist with receiving and storing deliveries.
• Dispose of waste appropriately and support recycling initiatives.
• Report any equipment faults, hazards, or incidents to the Chef Manager.
• Support special events, themed lunches, and school functions as required.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure smooth kitchen operations.
• To make sure that allergens in prepared food are clearly labelled and communicated

Required Qualifications -

• GCSE or equivalent in core subjects or evidence of practical application
• Food Hygiene safety certificate level 1 and 2
• Understanding of health and safety and allergen awareness
• Experience in catering, food preparation, cleaning, or customer service
• Understanding of safeguarding in schools

What we offer -

• Flexible work to suit your availability.
• Opportunities to work across a variety of primary and secondary schools.
• Weekly pay.
• Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant.
• Access to training and development opportunities.