Assistant Kitchen Manager / Cook

Biggleswade Academy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8JU

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  20 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  9 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.47 Hourly NJC Level 3B, point 6 (£13.47 per hour)

Assistant Kitchen Manager / Cook job summary

Assistant Kitchen Manager/Cook

The Academy is looking to recruit an Assistant Kitchen Manager/Cook to support our Kitchen Manager and to join the hardworking team. The successful candidate will work effectively in a busy and hectic environment, be a team player, have an outgoing personality and be able cook as required.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

• Day to day supervision of a small kitchen team, under the guidance of the Kitchen Manager.
• Ensure that hygiene procedures and health and safety standards are maintained in both the kitchen and dining areas.
• Instruct other staff in the necessary procedures as required.
• Ensure that all crockery and equipment is cleaned and stored appropriately.
• Prepare, cook and serve food ensuring a friendly customer service approach.
• In conjunction with the Kitchen Manager, organise menus in order to provide a balanced nutritious diet, making the best use of available fresh foods.
• To be responsible for maintaining accurate records of food supplies and freezer/fridge temperatures.
• To manage stock rotation and maintaining the storeroom is kept tidy and organised.
• Prepare food orders, check deliveries, weights, quality and temperature of foods, keeping all the relevant paperwork in a neat and orderly manner.
• Report to the Kitchen Manager any faulty appliances, damaged furniture, equipment or any potential hazard.
• Working with the Kitchen Manager to ensure that ‘deep cleaning’ activities are carried out to Academy standards on three designated non pupil attendance days.
• Maintain and improve professional knowledge and competence as required.
• Attend mandatory training days/courses, on or off site, as and when required.
• Understand, and ensure the implementation of the health and safety policy, and emergency and fire procedures.
• To maintain confidentiality at all times in respect of school-related matters and to prevent disclosure of confidential and sensitive information.
  
  

Hours: 32.5 hours per week (7:30am to 2pm Monday - Friday) - term time only (to include 3 INSED days and 1 evening per annum).

Salary: NJC Level 3B, point 6 (£13.47 per hour). Permanent contract.

Closing Date: Sunday 19th October, 2025.

For further information, or to apply, please visit https://biggleswadeacademy.org/biggleswade-academy/careers-with-us. If you have any questions, please contact vacancies@biggleswadeacademy.org , or call 01767 660 515.

We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.

Biggleswade Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS (Disclosure Barring Service). In line with Keeping Children safe in Education, online searches will be undertaken for all prospective shortlisted candidates.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Biggleswade Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 875 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Biggleswade Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/biggleswade-academy

We wholly believe in the tangible benefits of an age 2-13 structure, minimising the need to change schools, and the family environment that a through school engenders. The through model can work to outstanding effect, particularly with regard to pastoral care, student welfare and the quality of relationships between each member of the school community. Our skills and experience in these areas are crucial and, alongside our innovative approaches and the wide-ranging opportunities we provide for our pupils, help create our unique ethos.

Our aim is to inspire all children with a love of learning and to create special and happy memories of their time with us. Children learn best when they feel safe to take on challenges, are interested and feel valued. Learning is celebrated and openly admired.

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