Kitchen/Catering Assistant

Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0EA

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  12 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  27 March 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: £7,061.00 - £7,171.00 Annually (Actual) Salary - Grade 2- 4 Dependent on Experience

Kitchen/Catering Assistant job summary

Kitchen/Catering Assistant

11.15 - 1.15pm term time including 3 days during school closure periods - 12.5 hours per week

To Start: TBC

Salary - Grade 2- 4 Dependent on Experience

The Actual Pro-rata salary is £7,061 - £7,171

(Full time equivalent is £24,423 - £24,804)

Dorothy Goodman School is looking to recruit a motivated and passionate Kitchen Assistant to join our catering team to assist in the preparation, cooking, cleaning and serving of lunch to our pupils and staff. This is an exciting opportunity to join our vibrant school community, catering to the needs of pupils in a special school. We value our staff and as such we offer a full induction training programme and ongoing professional development to ensure you continue to learn new skills and knowledge. You will work 38 weeks per year plus 3 additional days for cleaning during school closure periods, 12.5 hours per week working 11.15 - 1.15PM.

The school is part of the Open Thinking Partnership (OTP). Open Thinking Partnership is an outstanding all age Special School serving the Leicester, Leicestershire & Warwickshire area. Working within our values of Respect, Nurture and Independence, we provide experiences for children and young people which develop their personal qualities, learning and engagement skills. Our aim is to inspire and support children and young people to develop vocational and life skills for healthier, happier futures and we are looking to appoint a person to be part of our team which contributes towards this.

What we need from you:

• Excellent communication skills, welcoming and personable

• Professional approach

• Ability to work within a supportive team environment

• Empathy with young people with additional needs

• Resilient

• Flexible with a ‘can do’ attitude

• Able to use initiative

The successful candidate will be subject to RTW and an enhanced DBS check.

For further information please contact:

HR Admin on 01455 634582 or

hradmin@openthinkingpartnership.co.uk

Closing Date: Sunday 12th April

Interviews: TBC

Please note that if you haven’t heard by TBC, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to a check being carried out at an Enhanced level by the Disclosure and Barring Service regarding any previous criminal record.

Dorothy Goodman School shares a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture that embraces the ethos of safeguarding amongst our workforce.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Dorothy Goodman School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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 Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 404 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dorothy-goodman-school-hinckley

Dorothy Goodman School is an all age (from ages 4-19 years) SEN School.
Our children & young people have a wide variety of special educational needs and disabilities including pupils with profound and multiple learning disabilities, severe learning difficulties, moderate difficulties and those with Autism. Some children & young people also have social, emotional and mental health difficulties associated with their learning difficulties.

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