General Kitchen Assistant

Downside Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8EZ

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 April 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: L1
• Additional allowances:

  L1

General Kitchen Assistant job summary

Downside Primary School is a five form entry primary school in Luton. The school provides all the school dinners for the school and cooks in excess of 700 dinners every day, using fresh produce where possible.
We are looking for a General Kitchen Assistant to support the school’s team in the preparation of school dinners, serving the children and cleaning up after service (15 hours per week)

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 Downside Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 1031 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Downside Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/downside-primary-school

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