Kitchen Assistant

About the role

We are seeking a reliable and enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our team. This is a part-time position of 22.5 hours per week, working from 10 am to 3 pm across Mondays to Fridays.

This role involves a wide range of duties, including washing up cooking equipment, preparing light food, operating tills and counter service, setting up the dining room etc.

The ideal candidate will be a team player who is willing to ‘muck in’ and get the job done. You will demonstrate good communication skills to your team and others that you meet in your day-to-day work, and maintain a professional and positive attitude.

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and take pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene, we would love to hear from you!

Contract: Part-time, Permanent contract

Grade: HB (Full-time Equivalent salary: £23,656 per year plus outer fringe allowance of £706 per annum)

Hours:

22.5 hours per week across Mondays to Fridays (10 am to 3 pm each day), including 30-minute unpaid lunch break where free meal is provided on site

Term time plus one week

Actual salary for Part-time hours and Term time plus 1 week contract: £12,671 per annum (inclusive of outer fringe)

Start Date: As soon as possible - Subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks

For details of the role please refer to the Application Pack and Job Description.

We offer:

• Additional training and support
• Ongoing professional development
• Free Lunch on working days
• Free parking on school site
• Use of the school’s fitness suite/Gym
• Staff Wellbeing Programme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• As a permanent member of staff you benefit from the application being favourably ranked if you apply for a day admission place for your child at St George’s school, subject to meeting the requirements of our published Admissions Criteria and Policy

Applications will be shortlisted throughout the process and we may interview and close the advert early if we are in a position to recruit a suitable candidate. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply early.

Interview Arrangement

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a face-to-face interview. In addition, candidates may be required to complete tasks specific to the job role.

Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS)

St George’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and visitors to share this commitment. This post will require a Full Enhanced, with List Checks, Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).

Online Searches

We are required to conduct online searches about all candidates as part of the selection and appointment process, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By submitting and signing your application, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the selection and appointment process.

Right to work in UK

We will require you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. By submitting and signing your application, you acknowledge that such evidence will need to be provided should an offer of employment be made.