General Kitchen Assistant

Beech Hill Community Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8BW

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2026

• Closing date

  16 September 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  8 September 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: £8,564.00 Annually (Actual)

General Kitchen Assistant job summary

BEECH HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL

Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8BW

Headteacher: Mr C Davidson Tel: (01582) 429434

Deputy Headteacher: Miss N Carson Email:admin@beechhillprimary.com

www.beechhillprimary.com

VACANCY

GENERAL KITCHEN ASSISTANT

£8,564 per annum

15 Hours per week term time (10.30am to 1.30pm)

(38 weeks per year plus 5 cleaning/training days)

We are looking for someone to assist in the Kitchen and dining room as required to ensure that our children get a nutritious and balanced lunch. The ideal candidate will need to be able to understand and follow instructions, to work effectively as a member of a team and have knowledge of high standards of kitchen cleanliness. In addition you’ll need to be able to perform physical tasks on a frequent basis, e.g. lifting catering equipment, up to 20 kilos.

Beech Hill Primary School celebrates that it serves a diverse, multi-cultural community. We are committed to improving attainment and providing a curriculum that will motivate, challenge and engage all.

In exchange for highly motivated, enthusiastic and passionate individuals we are proud to offer a:

• A friendly, committed, supportive Senior Leadership Team, with enthusiastic, hardworking staff.
• Motivated, enthusiastic children who are well behaved and eager to learn.
• Excellent continuing professional development.
• High quality resources.

Applicants for this public-facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse, and provide effective help or advice, fluently in spoken English.

Closing date: Wednesday 16th September 2026

Interviews: Week commencing 21st September 2026

Start date: November 2026

Informal visits are warmly encouraged. To arrange this and for further information about the position and how to apply please contact our Personnel Officer, Mary Hull on 01582 393452 or email mary.hull@beechhillprimary.com

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure Barring Service. If you are shortlisted for this role, or an alternative role, an online name search will be undertaken, as per Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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.

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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 Beech Hill Community Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 888 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Beech Hill Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beech-hill-community-primary-school-luton

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