Kitchen Assistant

Holden Clough Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 8XN

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  20 November 2025

• Closing date

  3 December 2025 at 5pm

• Date listed

  20 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TBC

Kitchen Assistant job summary

The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint a Kitchen Assistant at Holden Clough Primary School, St Alban’s Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8XN

To start: Monday 5th January 2026

Mobile Kitchen Assistant Full-time Salary £24,413

This is a permanent, part-time role, 10 hours per week, Term Time Only with an actual salary of £5,803 (TMBC Grade A, Points 2)

Our Trust’s vision is to support young people to develop the aspiration, motivation and to be successful; we have high ambitions for all young people in our academies and all roles at our Academy are central to ensuring that we work to support this.

Holden Clough Primary School is situated in Ashton-Under-Lyne with a diverse pupil population. Set over two floors within spacious grounds including a wooded area for our forest school provision, Holden Clough is a forward thinking, vibrant school with a strong community ethos.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, hardworking and reliable Kitchen Assistant to join our dedicated and supportive team. In this vital role, you will be involved in the preparation and serving of school meals to our diverse pupil population.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing support in the preparation, cooking and serving of meals

• Preparation of service areas and equipment for the efficient and effective serving of meals

• Cleaning of the kitchen area, equipment and dining area.

We are looking for a Kitchen Assistant who:

• Can work effectively as part of a team in a busy, fast paced environment

• Has a friendly, polite manner and can communicate well with colleagues and pupils

• Has an enthusiastic and flexible approach to their duties

At Holden Clough, we offer a strong sense of community, polite and enthusiastic children, excellent facilities and resources, and a supportive team committed to staff wellbeing and professional development. This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our pupils and contribute to the ongoing success of our school.

Uniform will be provided.

Victorious Trust Academy are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

For more details about the role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details about our Trust and our schools please see attached Trust Recruitment Pack.

The proposed timescale for the selection and interview process is as follows:

• Applications close at 5:00pm on Wednesday 3rd December 2025 although the Trust reserve the right to close the process early if suitable candidates are identified through our selection process.

• Interviews will take place on Tuesday 9th December 2025

• Visits to our school are warmly welcomed

Please note we may close the advert as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so if you are interested in applying, please do so as soon as you are able.

Victorious Academies Trust has a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or young people. We have robust processes and procedures to reduce risk and continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. The role described involves working with children and/or young people and is subject to Victorious Academies Trust’s Safer Recruitment Process.

All support staff roles within our Trust have a probationary period of three months.

All posts require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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 Holden Clough Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 320 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Holden Clough Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holden-clough-primary-school

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