Kitchen Assistant

Tel: 01692 582083

Email: office@allsaintslessingham.co.uk 

Website: www.allsaintslessingham.co.uk

• Salary - £7,620.04 actual pa (£17,201 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 15.5 hours per week
• Term Time +1 week to cover statutory training and cleaning  
• Required for an immediate start 

Do you share our ethos ‘ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL’?

All Saints School is a small independent school in an idyllic rural setting in North Norfolk, with a Junior and Senior department welcoming children from the ages 7 to 16. We currently have 75 amazing young people whose needs are very well-supported by a highly dedicated and hard-working team of professionals. 

We are looking for a reliable, flexible and efficient Kitchen Assistant to develop the catering service for FSM students, enhance and maintain food quality, service delivery, hygiene standards. The overall objective is to provide the highest standards of food and service to contribute to the well-being and performance of the school. Hours of work, 7.30-10.00am Monday to Friday with an additional 3 hours that can be taken flexibly.

The role includes:

• Ensuring the kitchen and service area are always clean, well-presented and well-stocked
• Ordering online Tesco shop which is delivered twice a week
• Offering a warm and friendly service
• Ensuring COSHH, Food Safety, and Health & Safety are followed

We are looking for someone who:

• Is hard working and proactive
• Is trustworthy with a can-do attitude
• Is able to work as part of a large staff team with an excellent sense of humour
• Is an effective communicator
• Experience of working in a kitchen and/or with children preferred although full training will be provided

In return we offer:

• A genuine opportunity to make a difference to the children of our school 
• A challenging and stimulating place to work
• A commitment to your professional development
• Staff who are committed and are always willing to go that extra mile
• Delightful, well behaved students 
• Free tea, coffee and fruit but also plenty of cakes

Prospective candidates are warmly invited to come and visit the school, if you wish to do so, please email the office in the first instance.

How to apply

A job description/person specification is available to download under ‘Attachments’.  

To download the application form, please click the ‘Apply for job’ button. Please ensure the correct form is used and it is not amended in any way.

Completed application forms should be returned to - office@allsaintslessingham.co.uk

Please do not use Indeed to submit your application, this must be submitted directly to the school using the correct application form which can be found on Education Job Finder.

CVs alone will not be accepted as a valid application. 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy if we have sufficient applications so early applications are encouraged.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Closing date: 6 June 2024, 12 noon 

Interview date: w/c 10 June 2024

All Saints School, Lessingham is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and an enhanced DBS check and childcare disqualification declaration will be required prior to appointment as well as two satisfactory references.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.