General Kitchen Assistant
Benyon Primary School, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 6PG13 days remaining to apply
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 15 hours per week, term time and INSET days (Normal working pattern 11am – 2pm week days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- TLW-TLW4
What skills and experience we're looking for
Duties
Food Preparation, Quality & Standards
To work as part of a team, and under supervision and instruction from the Catering Manager, helping to prepare and cook fresh food of a good quality to meet the specified standards:
To help prepare a seasonal 3 week menu cycle, ensuring full adherence to recipes, food presentation standards and portion control
To understand the needs of those pupils with special dietary requirements and ensure they are catered for
To work to deadlines to ensure meals are served promptly
To ensure that meals are presented and served in an attractive way
To ensure that work is carried out hygienically, safely and tidily
To support the School’s emphasis on pupils’ health and well being
Specifically:
To prepare and cook food for serving
To serve food over the counter and anywhere else on request
To ensure all appropriate utensils and other items are adequately stocked
To clean all kitchen equipment, fixtures, fittings, walls, floors, utensils, crockery and cutlery as instructed
Administration
To report any complaints or incidents to the Operations Manager.
To support the Catering Manager with administrative tasks related to, but not limited to: deliveries, orders, stock checks, food: cooking, holding and serving temperature checks and any other tasks related to allergen risk management and completing the Safer Food Better Business standards and governance adherence.
Health & Safety
To ensure that policies and procedures with regard to health and safety and hygiene are understood and adhered to at all times.
To ensure cleaning schedules are carried out.
To ensure correct uniform is worn at all times.
To ensure any faults in kitchen equipment are reported to the Cook and/or the Assistant Cook.
To report any accidents to the Cook and/or the Assistant Cook.
Conduct
To be familiar with all relevant school policies, rules and procedures and any changes to these.
To adopt a standard of behaviour to colleagues which is polite, honest and friendly.
To deal with children in a polite, professional and friendly manner at all times and to seek guidance where necessary from the Cook and/or the Assistant Cook.
General
Any other duties which may reasonably be regarded as within the nature of the duties and responsibilities of the post.
What the school offers its staff
As part of Catalyst Academies Trust we offer a strong support network, access to the Catalyst Perks reward platform and retention bonuses for all staff.
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 are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Benyon Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 429 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Benyon Primary School website
- Email address
- Admin.bps@catrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01708 853200
Benyon Primary School is part of Catalyst Academies Trust. We are currently a two form entry school with a nursery provision for 60 children
Arranging a visit to Benyon Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Admin.bps@catrust.org.uk.
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