General Kitchen Assistant
Whitefield Primary Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3SS15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
3rd November 2025
Closing date
24 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 October 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
- £9,947.00 Annually (Actual)
General Kitchen Assistant job summary
The Pioneer Learning Trust is a small but growing Trust of collaborative schools in Luton and Bedford. The Trust currently consists of Chantry Primary Academy, Southfield Primary Academy, Whitefield Primary Academy, Ferrars Junior School, Lakeview School and Warden Hill Infant School.
At Whitefield Primary Academy our tagline is ‘Respecting others and being the best, we can be’ and we do this through our values-based education. As a values-based school, our children are empowered to love learning and our school community is a happy, harmonious and engaging place where children feel secure.
As part of a Multi Academy Trust - The Pioneer Learning Trust - we work closely with our Trust partners to provide excellent opportunities for our children.
The successful candidates will join our kitchen at Whitefield Primary Academy as a General Kitchen Assistant staff and will need to be reliable and punctual
Hours of work: 17.5 hours per week, 3.5 hours per day, 10.30am - 2.00pm- Monday - Friday
Term time only plus 5 additional days
We offer:
A welcoming and friendly workplace
An employee benefits programme, which includes discounts with a number of retailers and hospitality outlets and membership of an employee assistance programme.
So, if you would like to join our amazing team and be part of our exciting journey then please apply today!
Please contact Megan Hankey - hankeym@whitefield.primaryluton.co.uk/ 01582 596108 to arrange a visit, answer any queries or for an informal chat.
Applicants for this public-facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse, and provide effective help or advice, fluently in spoken English.
CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Whitefield Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 437 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Whitefield Primary Academy website
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