General Kitchen Assistant

Gargrave Church of England Primary School, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3RE

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  19 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 June 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: £5,936.00 - £5,936.00 Annually (Actual) Term Time Only

General Kitchen Assistant job summary

Gargrave CE Primary School

General Kitchen Assistant

Permanent, Part Time, 10 hours per week, Term Time Only, ideally 11.30am to 1.30pm

£5,936 per annum (actual)

Required as soon as possible

Gargrave Church of England Primary School sits at the heart of our village community, welcoming children from Gargrave as well as Broughton, East Marton, West Marton, Coniston Cold and the surrounding areas. We are proud of our strong community identity and the positive relationships that support all aspects of school life. We are part of Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust, a partnership of schools united by a shared commitment to ambition, learning and enrichment for all.

The Role:

We are seeking to recruit a Kitchen Assistant primarily to help set up and clear the hall and assist with the serving of lunches. Our Cook, Miss Robinson makes amazing meals and we have a high take up from the children for our lunches at 80%. You will be hardworking, with a keen interest in catering and a positive approach, who can assist the Cook in delivering an efficient in-house catering service operating to the highest standards of food safety. The post holder will do this by carrying out duties such as basic food preparation, setting out and putting away dining furniture, serving meals to children and staff, washing up and cleaning the kitchen and dining room.

The successful candidates duties include:

Carry out basic food preparation e.g. cutting up fruit and vegetables, weighing ingredients, removing items from the oven

Set up dining room by moving tables and chairs

Serve food and drinks to the pupils and staff

Tidy up and clean the dining room and kitchen areas

We Are Looking for Someone Who:

Is enthusiastic, hardworking and works well in a fast paced kitchen environment

Can work well as part of a team

Is willing to undertake necessary training e.g. food hygiene

Has experience of undertaking basic kitchen tasks

We can offer you:

a friendly and welcoming school community

the chance to be part of a highly supportive team of experienced staff

For further information about the role, and to apply please visit My New Term

Closing Date: Friday 19th June 2026 at 9am

Interviews likely to be held w/c 22nd June 2026

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust is a cross-phase multi academy trust currently of twelve schools - one secondary and eleven primaries, which includes a mix of both Church of England and community schools, based in and around Harrogate and Craven. With an underpinning mission of “ambition, learning and enrichment for all,” our schools deliver high-quality education through rich and broad learning experiences that enable pupils to flourish. Our focus on respecting and valuing our whole trust community combined with a growing professional development offer further underpins our commitment to staff.

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people. We have a robust Child Protection Policy, and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment with the Trust. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.

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 Gargrave Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 126 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Gargrave Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gargrave-church-of-england-primary-school

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