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  • 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

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.

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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
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School location

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