Kitchen Assistant (Eastoft Primary)

Join Our School Kitchen Team!

We are looking for friendly, reliable and enthusiastic individuals to help make lunchtimes a great experience for our pupils. If you enjoy working with children and have a passion for great customer service, this could be the perfect role for you!

What You Will Be Doing

This post includes:

• Picking up lunches from Luddington school kitchen and delivering and serving at Eastoft school so a car and driving licence is essential for this role. Milage can be claimed at the agreed NLC rate.
• Helping prepare and serve nutritious school meals
• Setting up and clearing the dining area
• Washing up and keeping the kitchen clean and tidy
• Supporting the cook with food prep and cooking
• Following hygiene and safety procedures
• Completing kitchen paperwork (e.g. cleaning schedules, temperature logs)

What We Are Looking For:

• A caring attitude and a team spirit
• Good communication skills – especially with children
• Basic literacy and numeracy
• Awareness of food hygiene, allergens, and safeguarding
• Willingness to complete training (e.g. Manual Handling, Food Hygiene)

This is a physically active role in a busy school kitchen, so you will need to be comfortable with standing, lifting and working at pace. Flexibility is appreciated, especially during school events.

Working hours:

• Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm, term time only

Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

For an informal discussion, please contact Nick Parker on 07717 587925.

Closing date: 23 October 2026

Interview date: 29 October 2026

Candidates must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK. Please note the council does not hold a sponsor licence to sponsor people to work in the UK.

As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.

Attachments

• Term time calculator.pdf
• Job description and employee specification.pdf