Kitchen Assistant

North Star 265°, Bristol, BS9 2NT

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 December 2025

• Closing date

  14 December 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 December 2025

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: Grade 5 £25,185 - £26,403 per annum, pro rata

Kitchen Assistant job summary

We're looking for a motivated and passionate Kitchen Assistant to serve prepared meals to our pupils and staff. You will be joining a friendly team in a growing school where there will be opportunity for progression in the future.

In this role, you will manage the lunch service, ensuring high standards for our pupils and staff, to create a welcoming and efficient dining environment. The ideal candidate will be hard working, friendly, flexible and have a positive attitude.

This is a fixed term role, working 10 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Actual salary £5,953-£6,241 per annum. 

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Serving lunches for all pupils and staff

• Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness of the kitchen and dining hall

• Ensuring the correct use of all machinery and equipment

• Assisting with the loading or unloading of deliveries and supply vehicles

• Complying with Food Handling & Hygiene standards

• Complying with Health & Safety regulations.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Friendly, approachable, and professional

• Self-motivated and willing to be flexible in the workplace

• Able to work under pressure, prioritise tasks and communicate effectively at all levels

• Be an excellent team player

• Have a committed and organised approach

• Have a desire to succeed in your role

• Demonstrate exceptional timekeeping and reliability.

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 North Star 265°

• School type: Free School, ages 8 to 16
• School size: 2 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 8 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: North Star 265° website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/north-star-265

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