Kitchen Assistant

St Luke's CofE Primary School, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7EG

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  27 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 June 2025

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: £13.38 Hourly

Kitchen Assistant job summary

Kitchen Assistant 📍 Hours: 10 hours per week (11.00-1.00 or 12.00-2.00), Monday to Friday, term time only. Or 20 hours per week (10.00 to 2.00), Monday to Friday, term time only. 📍 Salary: £13.38 per hour (Scale 2b, pt3)

📍 Contract: Permanent

📍 Start Date: 1st September 2025

We are currently looking for an engaged and dedicated Kitchen Assistant to help with cleaning and catering in our school kitchen. As a Kitchen Assistant you will be helping to prepare and serve meals to children and staff in a school lunch-time environment. This part-time and term-time only position will be working either 11am – 1pm or 12-2pm on a daily basis and can be ideal for those wishing to fit work around school drop-off/pick-up or other responsibilities. For the right candidate, we would also consider one person working 10.00am – 2.00pm.

Duties: Collect and wash dishes, utensils and kitchen equipment used during meal preparation. Operate dishwashing machines and ensure they are properly loaded and unloaded. Hand-wash larger pans and delicate items as needed. Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the kitchen and dishwashing area. Assist with food preparation tasks as and when needed. Dispose of waste and maintain waste areas. Follow health and safety guidelines to ensure a safe working environment. Use knowledge of food hygiene and allergens to ensure cross-contamination is avoided.
Qualifications & Experience: You should have a minimum of Food Hygiene Level 2 qualification (or be willing to work towards this), an ability to grasp and apply Health and safety procedures, knowledge of food allergens and cross contamination principles. Other food industry qualifications and experience would be an advantage. You will have a friendly manner and willingness to learn, work hard and deliver a great service. You will use your initiative to be able to solve routine issues if/when they arise and ensure you always adopt safe working practices. In this role team working and independent working skills are equally important, as is the ability to adopt good working relationships and communicate well with others. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role. Join Our Community

If you believe this is the right environment for you to thrive, grow, and contribute, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the link on our school website st-lukesprimary.com/vacancies/.

If you would like further information please contact recruitment@st-lukesprimary.com or call 01628 621600.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so if you are keen to be considered for this role, please apply as soon as possible and do not wait until the closing date.

📅 Closing date for applications: 27th June 2025
📅 Interviews: To be advised, applications considered upon receipt

St Luke’s Church of England School, as a member of the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Online checks may also be carried out to comply with KCSIE.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Luke’s Church of England School, as a member of the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Enhanced check. Online checks may also be carried out to comply with KCSIE

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About St Luke's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 326 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Luke's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-luke-s-cofe-primary-school-maidenhead

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