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  • Start date details

    1st September 2024

  • Closing date

    5 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    24 June 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Maternity or parental leave cover

Full-time equivalent salary

£11.59 - £11.79 Hourly

Kitchen Assistant job summary

We are looking for a Kitchen Assistant to join our friendly team at Bramingham Primary School

10 hours per week Monday to Friday 12pm - 2pm

(Term Time only – 38.6 weeks)

Fixed term Maternity cover until 31st December 2024- With the potential of extending the fixed term date.

Salary range: NJC Scale Level L1A pt 2-3

Hourly rate £11.59-£11.79

You will need to be passionate about meeting the needs of our children . We are a fully inclusive school, with a resourced provision. We also have a number of children with a range of allergies and intolerances to certain foods.

Bramingham Primary can offer you:

Exciting challenges ahead where you can help change the future for a whole community.

A staff well-being package

Dedicated and talented staff

A passionate and supportive Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body.

CPD programme - Opportunities for training with internal and external agencies

Free Carparking

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 Barring Service.

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools.


The successful candidates will:

Work closely with the Kitchen Manager to make sure all aspects of your job are being completed efficiently and affectively

Assisting the Kitchen Manager and Cook with preparations of food if needed & hygiene of the kitchen

Ensuring all equipment is clean during operations.

General cleaning in kitchen & service area.

This role requires excellent communications skills as well as high standards in the kitchen

To be successful in this role you need to be a team player with excellent communication skills.

Provide assistance with special function catering and any other catering services undertaken by the kitchen.

Perform cleaning tasks as directed by the Kitchen Manager in kitchen store areas, internal and external waste bin and ground level drain areas.

Have the ability to forge and maintain positive working relationships with children and staff

We are a hard-working and dedicated team and our school is a happy place to be. If you think you have the exceptional qualities, passion and ambition we are looking for then please apply.

Closing Date: Friday 5th July 2024 at Midday


Interviews: Monday 15th July 2024 at 10am

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.

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About Bramingham Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
403 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11

We are proud to be a fully inclusive school, with 403 children ranging in age from 4 to 11 years. We have a 12 place resourced provision for children with physical and medical needs.

We are situated on the northern outskirts of Luton, in the Bramingham area. Our overriding aim is to meet the needs of all individuals to the very best of our ability – and all our staff are thoroughly committed to this aim. When you step into our school, you will feel welcomed and inspired. Please look around our website to find out a little more about us; if you are interested in working at our school and would like to visit us, please feel free to get in touch by phone, email or by clicking on the 'Contact' tab on our website.

We strongly believe in a thematic approach to learning and meeting individual needs to the best of our ability. We pride ourselves in being a values-based school where children are encouraged to be curious and question.

We are a fully inclusive school with a ‘Can Do’ attitude. We aim to remove barriers so that all children can experience success. It is important that every member of our community shares the same values and ethos, and of course, the ‘Can Do’ attitude. All staff work incredibly hard to meet the needs of all children. We currently have 25 EHCPs spread throughout the school.

Progress is important to us and we aim for children to progress in the widest sense – emotionally, socially, physically, creatively and academically. We celebrate achievement. We develop self-esteem. We care...about Bramingham; our parents, our children, our staff.

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