School Kitchen Assistant - Flexible Hours, Weekly Pay

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

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.