School Kitchen Assistant

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Engage Education Full time

At Engage Education Services, we’ve specialised in recruiting education staff for over a decade. We’re currently looking for an experienced Kitchen Assistant to work Part time at a fantastic secondary school in Islington.

Our team has built an excellent reputation in the local area, and we’re looking for more high-quality staff to work with these schools.

Working hours are 35 hours per week, Term time only

About the role:
Our catering supervisor duties can include:

- Cleaning of store/pantry/kitchen/cookers/freezers, working to the daily cleaning schedule within government guidelines.
- Basic food preparation i.e chopping vegetables, salad, sandwich making. Under supervision, assist with basic cooking.
- Assisting with the serving of meals.
- Use of the till system at service times. Preparation, delivery and collection of hospitality trays.
- Washing up.
- Washing surfaces of tables in the dining area, sanitising all surfaces, sweeping and washing of floors.
- Packing/preparing lunches for field trips.
- Undertake Food Hygiene training annually.
- Have a knowledge of Healthy Eating guidelines adhering to government and school policy.
- To work flexibly across all three school campuses as and when required. Adhere to Government Health and Safety guidelines within the kitchen and participate in on the job training.
- To undertake any other duties that reasonably fall within the purview of the post which may be allocated by the Headteacher after consultation with the post-holder

The ideal applicant will have:

- Experience of working in a high volume Kitchen
- A real passion for working within an education environment.
- Experience in cleaning and maintaining kitchen utensils.
- A DBS (Disclosure and Barring Check) registered with the DBS Update Service

Why choose Engage Education?
- We pay all our staff in line with the Agency Worker Regulations, meaning your pay will be equal to that of a permanent employee
- You will benefit from your own dedicated Engage consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance
- £150 referral bonus for each of your friends you refer to us when they work 10 days or more.

How to apply

We look forward to hearing from you


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