General Kitchen Assistant

Cockburn School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 5TT

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 October 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Working pattern:
  • Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £10.60 Hourly SCP 2 TTO + 5 Days

General Kitchen Assistant job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated General Kitchen Assistant to join our catering team at Cockburn School.

We are seeking to recruit:

·         a self-motivated, customer focused team member

·         who enjoys working as part of an inclusive team, but also understand the importance of getting a job done

·         who has a sense of pride in their work for which they are responsible

·         will subscribe to the ethos of the school and go the extra mile in terms of time and commitment to get the very best for our students.

You will need to:

·         have the ability to build good relationships

·         have a flexible and adaptable approach to duties

·         have good communication skills

·         be able to work independently, but also be a good team player

·         understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality.

What we can offer:  

• An exceptional CPD programme which is research led, valuable and bespoke 
• A growing school with incredible opportunities to develop, be promoted and take on further responsibility 
•  A Staff Wellbeing group that regularly reviews our approach to workload and operates a wellbeing policy. 
• All staff have access to counselling, mental health support, physio and virtual GPs. 
• A highly experienced, visible, and supportive Senior and Middle Leadership Team  
• A sensible approach to everything that we do, taking staff workload into consideration. 
• Access to the West Yorkshire Pension Fund
• Provision for special leave of absence 
• Excellent maternity and paternity entitlements 
  
  

You must be fully committed to optimising the opportunities that are available to children and young people, secure in the knowledge that you will be joining an ambitious, forward-thinking Academy Trust that sets the standards for our family of schools and academies. 

The school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, and applicants will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.

This post expects the successful candidate to safeguard the welfare of CYP and uphold your professional responsibility.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK-either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, and applicants will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Applying for the job

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Skilled worker visa sponsorship is not available for this job.

About Cockburn School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1273 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Cockburn School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cockburn-school-leeds (opens in new tab)

Cockburn School is an inclusive community comprehensive school whose focus on each individual, acknowledging both their rights and responsibilities. Cockburn School is now judged as Outstanding in ALL areas by Ofsted in February 2022.
A strong care, support guidance structure underpins a curriculum that seeks to develop the potential of every student. Academic rigour valued at all stages we strive create learning experiences provide challenge, engagement achievement. Our vision opportunities within beyond enable student so they become confident, independent successful citizens. We seek widen aspirations students, help them reach destinations are attainable fulfilling. have high expectations academic success personal behaviour believe these best achieved in caring environment. promote respect good manners; fundamental our community. recognise importance individual place local specialism enables students more interested involved arts, as part extended schools programme. ethos involves developing students’ enjoyment participation building self-confidence self-esteem creative abilities which often leads lifelong arts related activities. many see performances exhibitions. work raise attainment quality teaching chosen subjects for ways use new technologies improve whole curriculum. equality opportunity celebrating kinds. aim by creative, reflective learners. Arranging visit Contact 0113 2719962 location Parkside, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 5TT If candidates wish please contact us or email recruitment@cockburnschool.org

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