General Kitchen Assistant

Rivertree Free School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 8QP

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Autumn Term 2025

• Closing date

  22 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 July 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: £7,018.00 - £7,128.00 Annually (Actual)

General Kitchen Assistant job summary

Bedford Inclusive Learning and Training Trust (BILTT) opened our newly built, state-of-the-art facility - Rivertree Free School, in February 2025. This school will join the others in our trust providing education to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

Our Academies, supported by the Trust, provide an environment which is welcoming, nurturing, calm, safe and purposeful. BILTT’s vision is to continue to develop a high performing SEND Multi Academy Trust that delivers the very best educational experiences for pupils regardless of their starting points.

We are seeking a dedicated and proactive General Kitchen Assistant to support the smooth operation of the school's catering services. The General Kitchen Assistant plays a vital role in supporting the daily operations of the kitchen. This role includes assisting the Kitchen Manager, preparing and serving food, preparing the dining area and cleaning the kitchen areas whilst ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

The successful applicant will have previous experience in a similar role, excellent organisational skills, the ability to work independently, and the capability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining a high level of attention to detail. You will need to be flexible in approach and be willing to participate in whole school activities - open days and community events for example.

If you feel you have the experience and personal qualities we are looking for and would like to be part of helping us to set up and run our new school, please apply via mynewterm.

We reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Closing date for applications: 9am on Friday 22nd August 2025

Interview date: Tuesday 2nd September 2025

Start Date: Autumn Term 2025

This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Clearance, right to work check, satisfactory references, social media checks, health clearance, and a probationary period. This post is exempt from The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and we will ask job applicants to declare convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview to assess their suitability to work with children. In addition, online checks will be completed in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

BILTT is committed to safeguarding, Prevent, the welfare of pupils and ensuring equality of opportunity for all pupils, staff, parents and carers; irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, belief, sex or sexual orientation and expects staff to share that commitment

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Rivertree Free School

• School type: Free School, ages 2 to 11
• School size: Up to 200 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rivertree Free School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rivertree-free-school

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