General Kitchen Assistant
Redborne Upper School and Community College, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 2NU9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
6 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 June 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
- £8,481.00 - £8,889.00 Annually (Actual)
General Kitchen Assistant job summary
GENERAL KITCHEN ASSISTANT
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Contract: Part-time (15 hours/week, term-time only + 5 training days)
Monday – Friday: 11.00am – 2.30pm
Salary: Level 2 (Point 3-6)
Actual Salary Range: £8,481 – £8,889 (dependent on experience)
Are you passionate about providing delicious and nutritious meals to children? Do you thrive in a busy, friendly environment? We are looking for a dedicated Kitchen Assistant to join our school's catering team!
About the Role
This is an exciting and varied role. You will play a vital part in ensuring our students receive high quality, wholesome lunches. You will assist with food preparation, serve meals with a smile, help keep our kitchen sparkling clean and support the Catering Manager in all aspects of daily operations.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to our school community and make a real difference in the lives of our pupils.
Who We’re Looking For
We welcome applications from candidates who are:
Reliable and punctual
Enthusiastic and a team player
Able to work efficiently in a fast-paced setting
Committed to food hygiene and safety standards
Friendly and enjoys being around children
Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team are important. Experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
What We Offer
A supportive and inspiring team environment
The opportunity to be part of a school community that values every member of staff
We look forward to hearing from you!
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare and all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory DBS clearance.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Redborne Upper School and Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1580 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Redborne Upper School and Community College website
Redborne Upper School provides a dynamic, friendly and vibrant environment where support, training and development for all staff is a priority. Our students and staff experience a supportive and caring atmosphere, along with high standards and expectations for success. Do you want to be part of a successful team of highly committed staff working towards excellence? If so, we look forward to hearing from you.
Please note that Redborne does not accept applications from agencies or CV's.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare and all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory DBS clearance.
Redborne is a successful school on a spacious and pleasant campus near the market town of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. We achieve excellent examination results with about three-quarters of students typically gaining Maths and English at grades 9 – 4. ‘A’ Level results are also very good with over half at ‘A*’, ‘A’ or ‘B’ grades and an overall pass rate of 99.9%. About 80% of the Sixth Form go on to university and each year a number of students get into Oxbridge. The school is well regarded, oversubscribed and situated in a very pleasant area of Central Bedfordshire, within easy reach of London. The campus includes a state-of-the-art 400 seat theatre and Sixth Form social area. In the next few years the school is likely to expand to 1,700 with 500+ in the sixth form. Redborne is also a National College Support School, a Leading Edge School and has Teaching School Status.
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