Kitchen Assistant - Part Time
- Stonegate
- Permanent
Full Job Description
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Job Title: Kitchen Assistant - Part Time
Location: Bricklehurst Manor School, Stonegate, TN5 7EL
Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday–Friday | 10:30am - 3:30pm
Salary: £12,918.75 per annum (not pro rata)
Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only
Start: October 2026
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available
About the Role
Do you enjoy working as part of a friendly team and take pride in preparing and serving nutritious meals? We're looking for a dedicated Kitchen Assistant to help create a positive dining experience for our pupils while maintaining the highest standards of food hygiene and safety.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is hardworking, reliable, and passionate about supporting young people through the provision of healthy, enjoyable meals. As a Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a key role in supporting the Cook/Supervisor with the preparation, serving, and delivery of meals. You'll help ensure our kitchen and dining areas are clean, safe, and welcoming, while contributing to a positive lunchtime environment for pupils.
What You’ll Be Doing
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Assisting with the preparation, cooking, and serving of meals, including catering for special dietary requirements.
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Supporting the delivery and serving of school meals.
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Maintaining high standards of cleanliness across the kitchen, dining areas, and equipment.Following food hygiene, health and safety, and safeguarding procedures at all times.
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Helping to monitor food supplies and report any shortages or concerns.
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Assisting with record keeping, meal orders, and daily kitchen administration.
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Supporting pupils during lunchtime to ensure meals are enjoyed in a safe and positive environment.
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Working closely with colleagues to ensure an efficient and well-organised kitchen service.
What We’re Looking For
- Basic Food Hygiene desirable
- Have catering experience or experience preparing home-cooked food.
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Thrive in a busy, fast-paced environment.Have a positive, flexible, and can-do attitude.
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Work well both independently and as part of a team.
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Are resilient, dependable, and able to remain calm under pressure.
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Share our commitment to supporting children and young people.
- Driving licence required
About Us
Bricklehurst Manor School is a new school that caters for up to 60 pupils with SEMH and associated needs. We offer a wide range of opportunities to develop your career while taking on rewarding challenges.
Acorn Education offers rewarding careers and meaningful challenges while making a real difference in young people’s lives. As a leading UK provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs, and part of Outcomes First Group, we deliver innovative, evidence-based approaches that support measurable progress and lasting impact.
We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.
Why Join Us?
We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
- Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
- Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
- Hundreds of UK and international discounts
- Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
- Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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