Kitchen Assistant

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 4PG

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £6,422.78 Annually (Actual)

Kitchen Assistant job summary

KITCHEN ASSISTANT VACANCY

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract: 10 hours per week, term time only, permanent

Salary: SCP 4: £6,422.78 pro rata (Full time equivalent: £26,016)

Pending outcome of job evaluation

CEO: Mr T.B. Tapping

Headteacher: Mrs Carol Devine

ST. BEDE’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

St. Bede’s is a happy, thriving school based in the centre of South Shields. Our school mission states that ‘with Christ at our side, we shine in all that we do’.

We would like to appoint a Kitchen Assistant to join the staff of our hard working, friendly team.

The successful candidate must be able to:

Work effectively under the instruction/guidance of teaching/senior staff to support to a high standard the teaching and learning of all pupils

Work efficiently and effectively to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom

Be passionate about pupil learning, progress and wellbeing

Be enthusiastic, flexible and committed

Be able to promote and support the Catholic ethos of the school

Be able to work effectively as part of our ambitious and hardworking team at St. Bede’s Catholic Primary School and within Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust

We can offer:

A warm and welcoming school community with high aspirations for everyone

A commitment to personal development

An enthusiastic, supportive and hard-working team of staff, parents and governors

Happy and delightful children who respond to challenge and are keen to learn

St Bede’s is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust which is one of four Trusts in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust includes five Secondary and twenty-six Primary Schools across South Tyneside, Sunderland and East Durham.

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust safeguards and protects its students and staff by being committed to respond in accordance with South Tyneside Child Protection Procedures. Enhanced DBS checks are mandatory for all school staff.

Applications can be made via mynewterm.com

All application documents should be fully completed and submitted by by 9.00am on Monday 19th October 2026. Applications are required and CVs will not be accepted. For enquiries regarding this role, please email Mrs Amanda Griffiths at info@stbedessouthshields.co.uk Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact the school office to make an appointment.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 22nd October 2026.

Electronic signatures will be accepted but candidates will be required to add a written signature to their application when circumstances allow.

The position we are filling is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and we expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 231 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-bede-s-catholic-primary-school-south-shields

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