What skills and experience we're looking for
KITCHEN CATERING ASSISTANT
Grade 2: SCP 2 – 4 £23,656 - £24,404 F.T.E/pro rata
Term time only plus ONE week: start 2nd June 2025
We have an exciting opportunity to work in our school kitchen as a catering assistant, working alongside our Kitchen Manager. The catering assistant will have the day-to-day responsibility of preparing, cooking and serving, with the rest of the team between 250 - 400+ meals a day and will on occasion deputise for the Kitchen Manager in their absence.
We are seeking an energetic and experienced individual with the creativity and stamina to deliver excellent meals in our school kitchen following prescribed menus and recipes. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills with both adults and children and will be able to adapt to changing priorities in a calm, efficient manner. They will have a high level of experience in hot and cold food preparation, use of kitchen machinery, whilst understanding and following current legislation relating to food safety, food hygiene, health & safety and the use of chemicals, is essential. The post holder will need to hold a Level 2 Food Hygiene in Catering certificate.
The position is full days, 30 hours per week Monday to Friday (timings to be agreed).
Application packs are available from the school office or by emailing recruitment@skps.email
Applications to recruitment@skps.email
Applications must be submitted using our application form. We regret to advise CV’s are not accepted as a form of application.
Closing date 9am, Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Successful candidates will be notified by Thursday 24th April; if you haven’t heard by this date please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Interview Date: TBC
What the school offers its staff
Employee Assistance Programme
Professional Development
Commitment to safeguarding
St. Katharine’s C.E. (V.A.) Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff, and expects all staff and visitors to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment processes and therefore the post requires enhanced DBS check and references prior to interview.