Kitchen/Catering Assistant (Barking Abbey School or Eastbrook School)
Eastbrook School, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7UR31 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
17 August 2026 at 9am
Date listed
17 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Casual
Full time equivalent salary
- £15.68 - £15.90 Hourly Salary Scale: Scale 2 (Pt 3 £15.68ph) – (Pt 4 £15.90ph)
Kitchen/Catering Assistant (Barking Abbey School or Eastbrook School) job summary
Casual Kitchen / Catering Assistant
(This role is for Barking Abbey School or Eastbrook School)
20 hours per week, 4 hours per day term time only
(8am - 12pm, 7am - 11am or 11 -3pm)
Commencing: September 2026
Salary Scale: Scale 2 Point 3-4
Join Our Team as a Casual Kitchen / Catering Assistant at Barking Abbey School or Eastbrook School!
We are looking for motivated and passionate Kitchen Assistants who will be at the heart of our school, working as part of our catering team delivering an outstanding food provision across the school. You will join a team that takes a real pride in what they do and who are passionate about providing outstanding service. To meet the needs of the whole school community.
Opportunity to work in the holidays may be agreed subject to the needs of the school and individual appointed for training and preparation for the new terms, this would be paid as overtime. Opportunity to also undertake additional paid hours to support events and cover team absences.
About Us
Barking Abbey School is an Ofsted Outstanding, heavily over-subscribed secondary school located in Barking, East London. We have a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence and a supportive professional environment. Our school celebrates diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community..
We have a partnership with Eastbrook School in Dagenham and are expanding our teams to support both schools to ensure that we can deliver an excellent school experience for our community’s young people.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our students & staff
Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness of the kitchen and surrounding areas
Ensuring the correct use of all machinery and equipment at all times
Assisting with the loading or unloading of deliveries and storing away
Representing the school and maintaining a positive brand image
Complying with Food Handling & Hygiene standards
Complying with Health & Safety regulations
The ideal candidate will:
Demonstrate an ability to manage 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
Possess the ability to work under pressure
Be flexible to work occasional out of hours school events, you will be paid for working these
Demonstrate Exceptional timekeeping and reliability
Benefits:
On site parking
Professional Development opportunities
A supportive and friendly work environment
Barking Abbey is an Ofsted Outstanding heavily over-subscribed dual campus secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, with a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence and a supportive professional environment.
Barking Abbey and Eastbrook School celebrates its diversity, and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you are interested in making a difference in young people’s lives whatever your background or history please apply.
In return we offer:
A supportive and encouraging staff team
The opportunity to access a wide range of CPD opportunities within and beyond school
A school which understands the importance of staff well-being and workload management
A positive ethos with excellent behaviour reinforced by highly visible SLT and centralised behaviour systems
Please click here to find out more information about what it is like to work at Barking Abbey:
https://www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk/home/join-us/staff-vacancies/
Barking Abbey and Eastbrook School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.
Online searches may be conducted for all shortlisted candidates and will be conducted for all successful candidates as part of our due diligence checks.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Eastbrook School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- All through school
- Size
- 1320 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Eastbrook School website
School location
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