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Food Service Assistant (Catering)

Robert Clack School, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1JU

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  4 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 15 hours per week, 3 hours per day, Monday to Friday, term time only.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Hourly rate: £15.68 per hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Excellent communication skills in order to respond to the needs of pupils, colleagues and visitors;
• Experience of working in a kitchen environment and using kitchen appliances in a school;
• Ability to follow school policies, procedures and instructions;
• Work methodically, with attention to detail;
• Able to resolve routine issues in the preparation and service of food;
• Patience and a calm manner.

What the school offers its staff

- free health insurance

- free parking on all sites

- access to employee assistance programme

- pension scheme

-annual leave included within salary

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.

We wish to appoint a Food Service Assistant to work in the school kitchen/s and support the provision of a high-quality food service at Robert Clack School. Although this role may be based at one school site, it is not site specific and you may be asked to work at any of the three school sites.

The successful candidate will be required to assist with services, which will include food preparation, cooking, preparation and cleaning of the kitchen and dining room areas, pot and dishwashing and food service to the pupils and staff. You should be aware that this role includes manual handling/lifting.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Food Service Assistant Recruitment Pack new.pdf - 230 KB (opens in new tab)

About Robert Clack School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 3231 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Robert Clack School website
• Email address: eselvon@robertclack.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/robert-clack-school

All-through School based over three different sites.

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