Vacancy Reference
JOB003237
Job Title
General Assistant (Kitchen)
Job Start Date
1 April 2025
Salary Range
£23,656 to 24,027 pro rata
Hours Per Week
16
Working Pattern
Term time only
School Address
Hodge Hill Primary School
Bromford Road
Birmingham
B36 8JH
Contact Email
enquiry@hodgehill.create.org.uk
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Period of Fixed Term Contract
21/07/2025
Closing Date
11 March 2025, 9:00am
Job Information

We are looking to appoint a General Assistant (Kitchen) to join our catering team. The successful candidate will be required to work under the direction of the Catering Supervisor/Assistant in Charge carrying out general kitchen duties including the preparation, cooking and serving of food, preparing the dining room and counters and adhering to food hygiene, health and safety and school procedures.

The successful candidate must have good communication skills; be trustworthy, punctual as well as being patient and confident when working with children. The successful candidate will be welcoming and professional with the ability to work in a busy environment.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Please apply online

For more information about the role, please see our school website 

Applications should be submitted by 9am, 11th March 2025 via MyNewTerm here 

Please note we do not accept CV's

Previous unsuccessful candidates need not apply.

Informal visits are welcomed. Please contact Victoria Wilson on 0121 464 2189 to arrange.

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Terms and Conditions
This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.