Kitchen Assistant

South Ferriby Primary School are looking for a temporary kitchen assistant in their school kitchen to cover sickness.  

The hours will be 10:00am to 1:30pm, a total of 17 hours 30 minutes per week, term time only with 3 additional cleaning days.

Job Description

• Food preparation

• Serving meals

• Cleaning kitchen surfaces

• Setting up and cleaning of tables in dining hall

• Sweeping and mopping of floors

• Washing dishes, cutlery, containers and kitchen utensils

• Communication with school cook and office

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Desirable

• Food hygiene level 2

• Health & Safety Awareness

• Manual handling

• Experience of working in a school kitchen

• Experience of setting up and cleaning away equipment

Person Specification

• Punctual and reliable

• Flexibility to work across the kitchens within the federation

• Good communication skills and enjoyment for working with children

• Willing to learn new skills

• Computer literate

Closing date for applications Friday 9th October 2026 at 17:00

For further information about this role please contact the school directly on [phone removed] or email [email removed]

Please see the 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.

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

• Job Description and Employee Specification
• September 2026 Term Time Calculator