Kitchen Assistant (Fixed Term until July 2027)

Heycroft Primary School, LEIGH-on-SEA, Essex, SS9 5SJ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £5,632.96 - £5,721.94 Annually (Actual) Scale 2 point 4 in the range 4-5

Kitchen Assistant (Fixed Term until July 2027) job summary

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed person to join our catering team. The role involves assisting in the preparation and serving of food as well as kitchen cleaning processes.

You will be required to work Monday through to Friday, 9 hours 35 minutes per week, term time only. You may occasionally be asked to work overtime.

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• a passion for working with children

• personal drive and determination to deliver the best standards.

• able to work in a fast paced environment

To more fully understand what our school offers and the direction in which we are heading please refer to our website. Visits to the school are positively encouraged. Please contact the school office on 01702 521832 to arrange an appointment.

Heycroft Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All postholders working in our schools will be considered to work in Regulated Activity and will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance all shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches that may include social media. For further information please contact HR@seeat.org

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.

About Heycroft Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 349 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Heycroft Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/heycroft-primary-school-leigh-on-sea

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