Kitchen Assistant

Littleover Community School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 4BZ

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as pre-employment checks have been completed

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 12.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday 12.30pm - 3.00pm
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,016
• Actual salary: £7,593
• Pay scale: Grade B SCP 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

Thank you for your interest in joining the Catering Team at Littleover Community School. We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and hardworking Kitchen Assistant to help provide a high quality dining experience for our students and staff. This is a rewarding role at the heart of the school community, where you will support the preparation, service and presentation of nutritious meals while maintaining the highest standards of food hygiene, safety and customer service. Working as part of a friendly and supportive team, you will play an important role in ensuring our students enjoy a positive lunchtime experience and that the catering service operates efficiently each day. This position would suit someone who enjoys working in a busy environment, takes pride in maintaining high standards, and is committed to supporting the wellbeing of young people through the provision of excellent school meals. Full training and ongoing support will be provided where required.

What the school offers its staff

As a school, we are committed to continuous improvement so that we can continue to evolve to match the changing needs of our students, parents and carers, staff and wider school community. We are keen to utilise the latest thinking and technologies to ensure all our students are best equipped to achieve success in the future.

There are an extensive range of benefits that are available to you as an employee of Littleover Community School.

For your health and wellbeing there is access to a free on site gym and an employee assistance programme.

You will have access to the Derby City Council Rewards platform, which hosts a wide range of benefits such as the Cycle2Work scheme, benefits and offers at an extensive network of retailers, Tusker Car Lease Scheme and more!

These benefits run alongside other benefits such as access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on your role), free on-site car parking, free annual flu jab and a friendly, supportive working environment!

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

Littleover Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Copies of our Safeguarding Policy, along with other school policies, are available at:
https://www.littleover.derby.sch.uk/information.php#policies

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Kitchen Assistant Sept26.pdf - 2.5 MB (opens in new tab)

About Littleover Community School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1828 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Littleover Community School website
• Email address: jobs@littleover.derby.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01332513219
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/littleover-community-school

Littleover Community School is a Derby City Council, 11-18 co-educational, comprehensive school. Our school is situated four miles to the south west of the centre of Derby, in pleasant, spacious grounds and has a proud academic and pastoral record. Many teachers, after thriving here and developing their skills, go on to posts of responsibility here or elsewhere. Others, happy to work in a school which values effective classroom teaching above all else, stay here and contribute hugely over the years.

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