7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    17 June 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    10 June 2026

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

Grade 2,

Additional allowances

Grade 2,

Kitchen Assistant job summary

About the role:

The role will be to assist in the preparation and service of tasty and nutritious meals to students and staff under the direction of the Catering Manager. Duties will include basic food preparation, cleaning duties and preparing counters whilst ensuring levels of hygiene are maintained within the kitchen.

Level 2 Food Safety qualification would be an advantage, or be willing to complete the qualification via an e-learning course provided.

Whilst experience in a school environment or catering may be advantageous and till training is preferred, it is by no means essential as training can be given. We are more interested in finding the right person for the role, than the experience they bring to it.

The successful candidate will have:

The ability to use initiative

Be willing to undertake direction and guidance

Knowledge of child safeguarding procedures

Be willing to learn and have a ‘can-do’ attitude working as part of a team

Closing Date: Wednesday 17th June , 5pm

The College reserves the right to interview as soon as it has a suitable field of candidates and so encourages early applications.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application. Applicants will be subject to an online search if shortlisted. Where the role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, it is an offence to apply if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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 Cardinal Griffin Catholic College

School type
Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
775 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Are you looking for a new challenge in an innovative and supportive 11-18 Catholic school? Now part of the newly expanded Painsley Catholic Academy, the largest multi-academy in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, Cardinal Griffin Catholic College is looking to recruit dynamic, forward-thinking and inspirational staff to join us on our journey to success. With a strong Catholic ethos that puts ‘love’ at the heart of its community, the school provides a haven where all can flourish. Situated just outside the town centre and easily accessed by train, bus or the M6, Cardinal Griffin Catholic College is proud of its strong community links and its beautiful grounds.

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