Catering Assistant

Chilcote Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B28 0PB

28 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  25 March 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: £24,796.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Band A - 15 hours per week - Term time only (salary pending April 2026 Pay Award)

Catering Assistant job summary

Chilcote Primary School is seeking to appoint a reliable, enthusiastic and hardworking Catering Assistant to join our friendly kitchen team. This role supports the delivery of a high‑quality catering service that provides nutritious meals for our pupils every day.

You will work as part of a committed team to assist with food preparation, serving meals, maintaining excellent hygiene standards, and ensuring that both the kitchen and dining areas are kept clean, safe and welcoming.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience in food preparation, serving and/or kitchen cleaning duties
• Holds a Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification or equivalent experience
• Works efficiently, follows routines and completes tasks to a high standard
• Communicates clearly and engages positively with pupils, staff and visitors
• Can work independently and as part of a team
• Is flexible, reliable and calm under pressure
• Meets the requirement to speak an appropriate standard of spoken English (Part 7, Immigration Act 2016).

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting with preparing food and drinks for pupils and staff
• Serving meals and refreshments in a friendly and professional manner
• Setting up and clearing the dining hall, including safe movement of furniture
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness across the kitchen and dining areas
• Washing up, cleaning equipment, sweeping and mopping
• Checking and storing deliveries safely
• Supporting catering for school events when required
• Following food hygiene standards and Health & Safety regulations at all times.

Interested applicants should carefully look through the job description and person specification for this role. You will find the JDPS in the related documents section.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Chilcote School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications; medical fitness; identity and right to work. As part of revised safer recruitment processes, we will also conduct an online search. Search criteria is available on request.

The school’s Safeguarding and Whistleblowing policies can be found on our careers page or via the school website: www.chilcoteschool.com

Disclaimer

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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 Chilcote Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 441 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chilcote Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chilcote-primary-school

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