Kitchen Assistant

Kingsbury High School, London, NW9 9JR

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  immediate start

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14.80 Hourly London Living Wage

Kitchen Assistant job summary

JOB PURPOSE

• To assist prepare and cook meals to Kingsbury High School Standards, requirement of the schools needs and in accordance with the agreed standard recipes ensuring the very highest food quality, service and presentation.
• Work closely with the Catering Manager, Assistant Catering Manager, CDP’s and other Kitchen Assistants in assigned kitchen to prepare all food requisitions for school canteen and hospitality.
• Assist all team members of the kitchen in order to maintain the flow of food production ensuring the compliance with all legislation including Health and Safety, Food Hygiene and Personal Hygiene.
• Maintain cleanliness and a safe working environment in all assigned areas, in accordance with kitchen management system.
• Ensures the smooth running of the section during the Kitchen Supervisors absence, developing your role and others around you.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

DEVELOPMENT

• To perform duties common to your position and other duties similar that may be assigned.
• Work towards the necessary qualifications needed in order to progress through the kitchen ranks.
• Attend all training sessions relative to developing your position within the kitchen.

FOOD MARGINS AND BUSINESS EFFICIENCY

• Liaise with the Catering Manager, Assistant Catering Manager, CDP’s and other Kitchen Assistants on a daily basis to ensure productivity is met and a high quality of food is being produced at all times.
• Ensure cost control policies are met at all times by monitoring and practicing portion control, recording wastage and production as set by the Catering Manager
• Comply with safe food and better business guidelines as required by the FSA on a daily basis, ensuring temperatures, deliveries and food labelling, food hygiene and health and safety records are all maintained and up to date using the correct methods.

DELIVERY OF FOOD SERVICE AND KITCHEN MANAGEMENT

• Ensure a high level of customer service is met at all times and see that all food items for the school are prepared on time and meet quality standards and quantity requirements.
• Ensure freshness and suitability of products used by the section is of reputable quality, not compromised and has sufficient shelf life.
• All kitchen management files are up to date for assigned section and handed in daily to the CDP Supervisor.
• Ensure all relevant food orders for each kitchen are collated and handed to CDP Supervisor at required time.
• Assist the CDP Supervisor in providing accurate stock takes each week.
• Assist in the daily distribution of food requisitions for the school’s catering department including hospitality, department functions, 6th Form Café and both T and K canteens.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Wear PPE provided and as directed.
• Wear full uniform at work and to ensure that it is clean and presentable at all times.
• To ensure that the correct use of all materials, chemicals and equipment are used at all times, ensuring that safe systems of work are correctly followed.
• Report all accidents and dangerous occurrences as directed.
• Lead, follow, aid and assist in all policies and legislation including Health & Safety, Food Hygiene and Personal Hygiene

For full details of the job description, person specification and further details about the school and how to apply, please see the attached candidate pack

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 Kingsbury High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1997 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingsbury High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsbury-high-school-london

Kingsbury High School is a vibrant learning environment with a strong community ethos.

Prospective candidates are welcome to come and look around the school to see for yourself what makes Kingsbury High different. As a large 12 form entry 11-18 split site school we are situated in an inner London location, but with an out of London feel – surrounded by parkland with large playing fields and great local amenities, excellent transport links to enable easy access from central London and fringe areas. Our school is truly diverse in its makeup, whilst united as one family working to achieve the best for all our students.

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