General Kitchen Assistant

Fonthill Primary Academy are looking for an ambitious, hardworking General Kitchen Assistant who can craft their understanding of Catering to support the Kitchen Manager. In return, you will become part of a stable staffing body led by an experienced team working within a collaborative and supportive MAT.

Salary: BG4, N3 (FTE £24,796.00), Actual Salary £9,481.99

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only + 4 Cleaning Days/ Part Time

Contract days/hours: Monday - Friday 10:15am - 1:30pm, 16.25 hours per week

Closing date: Sunday 26 July 2026 at Midnight

Interview date: Wednesday 5 August 2026, at 9am - to be held at Henbury Court Primary Academy

Purpose:

To always deliver the highest standards of food quality and service within the framework and guidelines set out by the Catering Operations Manager and School Kitchen Manager.

Duties (further details in the attached Job Description & Person Spec):

• Prepare the dining area, including moving and setting up furniture, setting trolleys and the cleaning and dismantling of these as required.
• Prepare the service area, hot cupboards, and other equipment in the dining centre for the efficient and effective service of the meal.
• Prepare and serve dishes to standard recipes and agreed standards to ensure consistency and meet budgetary requirements.
• Clean all catering areas and equipment daily to standards set out by The Trust.
• Undertake training as required.
• Carry out record keeping as necessary to ensure compliance with food safety and HACCP regulations and inform the Kitchen Manager of any defects, hazards or food hygiene concerns relating to equipment, facilities, or premises.
• Provide temporary cover to another Trust school within a reasonable geographical distance. Transfer permanently to another school within a reasonable geographical distance and with reasonable notice.
• Carry out related duties to ensure the dining area and kitchen is in a clean and hygienic condition and that the food service is effective and efficient.
• Undertake any other duties that may be required for the effective operation of the Catering establishment. This may include cash collection and banking.

We offer:

• Enhanced CPD, including access to professional networks across the Trust
• Paid induction and training suited to the role
• Confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Use of the Cycle Scheme
• Paid completion of a DBS check
• Flu vaccination vouchers
• Free eye tests (where the employee is desk-based)
• Where eligible, automatic enrolment to the relevant pension scheme
• Honouring of continuous service earned in the Local Authority

Fluency Duty

This role has been identified as falling within the definition of requiring fluency in spoken English. You will be required to speak English with confidence and be able to conduct a conversation and answer questions for extended periods of time.

Safeguarding Statement

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Amplify Education are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants, and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.