Assistant Cook
Redcastle Family School, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 3PU22 days remaining to apply
Closing date
30 January 2026 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
7 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £13.05 per hour
Assistant Cook job summary
Tel: 01842 752239
Email: office@rfs.norfolk.sch.uk
- Salary – Scale C £13.05 per hour
- Permanent
- Part Time
- 30 hours per week
- Term Time plus 2 weeks
Are you passionate about making a positive difference to children’s lives?
Redcastle Family School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, positive and child focused Assistant Cook to join our dedicated kitchen team.
Redcastle Family School serves a thriving community in Thetford. We place children at the heart of everything we do, and this begins with meeting their most fundamental needs. Our school kitchen plays a vital role in supporting pupils’ wellbeing, development and readiness to learn, and we are looking for someone who shares our commitment to providing high quality, nutritious meals every day.
About our Kitchen Team and Values
Our kitchen team is friendly, hardworking and deeply committed to creating a warm, welcoming environment for all pupils. We take pride in preparing healthy, balanced meals that reflect our values of care, respect and inclusion. Teamwork, reliability and a genuine desire to support children’s wellbeing sit at the core of everything we do. As part of this team, you will contribute to a positive dining experience that helps children feel safe, nurtured and ready to learn.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has high expectations for themselves and the quality of their work
- Can work effectively as part of a team and also use their initiative when working independently
- Values collaboration and contributes positively to a supportive, solution focused team culture
In return, we can offer:
- A welcoming, supportive and thriving working environment
- A Good school (Ofsted, November 2022)
- Excellent standards of behaviour and pupil engagement
- A forward thinking approach to learning, professional development and school improvement
- Systems and resources designed to support positive mental health and wellbeing in the workplace
Visits to the school are very much encouraged – please contact the school office to arrange.
How to apply
A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.
To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.
Completed forms should be returned to – office@rfs.norfolk.sch.uk
We will be reviewing applications as they come in, and promising candidates may be invited for interview before the closing date.
Closing date: 30 January 2026
Interview date: TBC
Redcastle Family School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and other pre employment safeguarding checks.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
Childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Medical
Online and social media
Prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Redcastle Family School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 269 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Redcastle Family School website
Are you passionate about making a difference to children’s lives? Redcastle Family School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, positive, committed and ambitious individual. This is an exciting opportunity to have a significant and real impact on outcomes for children.
Redcastle Family School supports a thriving community within Thetford. We are a school that puts children at the heart of everything that we do and takes pride in the reward that comes from seeing the progress that children make by delivering a quality education through a tailor made curriculum.
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