General Kitchen Assistant

Downside Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8EZ

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  14 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 July 2025

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: L1a

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)
Contact us, if you:

• Have some experience of working in a kitchen;
• Want to work in a school;
• Are friendly and a good communicator;
• Are passionate about children eating a healthy school dinner;
• Want to be part of a large team.

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 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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