Catering Assistant

Acocks Green Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B27 7UQ

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  19 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  25 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 1, SCP 2 £24,412.99 per annum pro rata
• Additional allowances:

  Grade 1, SCP 2 £24,412.99 per annum pro rata

Catering Assistant job summary

At Acocks Green Primary School we work together as a strong team to give our children the skills and experience to enable them to:

Be confident, independent and active learners

Experience success

Develop a love of learning for life

Acocks Green Primary School seek to appoint a general kitchen assistant to join our successful in-house team assisting with the preparation, cooking, serving and general kitchen cleaning.

Key Responsibilities of the successful applicant:

To assist with the basic preparation of food and refreshments, which will include some basic cooking tasks.

To assist with the care, cleaning, and maintenance cleaning of all equipment in use in the kitchen as required.

To prepare the dining room for lunch service, including laying of tables if required.

To serve meals and refreshments in line with school requirements.

To assist with the washing up of all kitchen items.

To assist with the general daily cleaning of the kitchen and associated areas

To maintain the agreed standard of dress and appearance.

To promote the policies and procedures of the school at all times.

To work in a safe manner at all times, ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with the legislative requirements and kitchen procedures.

The successful candidate will:-

enjoy working with children.

promote a welcoming atmosphere and have a calm and caring manner.

be a good communicator and team player.

have some prior experience of catering & food preparation.

be able to demonstrate some knowledge of the hygiene and health & safety rules needed in a kitchen producing food for the public.

be able to attend any training necessary.

be willing to take on any task asked of them.

be physically fit as some lifting will be involved.

We can offer an excellent working environment, high quality training and very supportive colleagues. Prior experience of working in a school kitchen will be advantageous, but is not essential.

For an application form, please email: recruitment@acocksgreen.bham.sch.uk

The closing date is Thursday 19th March at noon

Interviews will take place w/c 23rd March

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 Acocks Green Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 480 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Acocks Green Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/acocks-green-primary-school-birmingham

Acocks Green Primary is a standalone academy in the centre of a bustling village. Acocks Green Primary is home to an eclectic mix of families, from those from privileged backgrounds to those in high levels of deprivation. We have a representation from wide range of cultural, religious and spiritual backgrounds from nursery all the way to year 6. Our school motto ‘Everyone is different, everyone is equal, everyone is welcome’ sets our whole school approach. Our school focuses on fostering positive relationships, developing children and individuals, enabling them to be the best that they can be by the time they leave us at the end of year 6.

Our school values of caring, respect, understanding justice, honesty and resilience are modelled by all staff and pupils. We support each other and are keen to work together to further develop and fine tune our forward-thinking school. We pride ourselves on an open-minded approach with children’s best interests at the centre of everything we do.

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