Kitchen Assistant

Thank you for your interest in joining the Catering Team at Littleover Community School. We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and hardworking Kitchen Assistant to help provide a high quality dining experience for our students and staff. This is a rewarding role at the heart of the school community, where you will support the preparation, service and presentation of nutritious meals while maintaining the highest standards of food hygiene, safety and customer service. Working as part of a friendly and supportive team, you will play an important role in ensuring our students enjoy a positive lunchtime experience and that the catering service operates efficiently each day. This position would suit someone who enjoys working in a busy environment, takes pride in maintaining high standards, and is committed to supporting the wellbeing of young people through the provision of excellent school meals. Full training and ongoing support will be provided where required.

What the school offers its staff

As a school, we are committed to continuous improvement so that we can continue to evolve to match the changing needs of our students, parents and carers, staff and wider school community. We are keen to utilise the latest thinking and technologies to ensure all our students are best equipped to achieve success in the future.

Littleover Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children's barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures. In accordance with the statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates. Copies of our Safeguarding Policy, along with other school policies, are available at: https://www.littleover.derby.sch.uk/information.php#policies

There are an extensive range of benefits that are available to you as an employee of Littleover Community School.

For your health and wellbeing there is access to a free on site gym and an employee assistance programme.

You will have access to the Derby City Council Rewards platform, which hosts a wide range of benefits such as the Cycle2Work scheme, benefits and offers at an extensive network of retailers, Tusker Car Lease Scheme and more!

These benefits run alongside other benefits such as access to the Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on your role), free on-site car parking, free annual flu jab and a friendly, supportive working environment!

Commitment to safeguarding