Kitchen Assistant

Start date: 13th April 2026

Kitchen Assistant OP3 (Level 2) £25,583 pro rata (term time only plus 1 week INSET) plus living wage supplement £13.26 per hour. Monday – Friday 9.30am – 1.30pm 4 hours per day, 20 hours per week. Permanent.

Closing date for applications is midnight on Wednesday 18th March 2026.  

Are you looking for a part-time role, where you can work within school hours with a committed team in a beautiful setting?

Bridekirk Dovenby Board of Governors are seeking to appoint a Kitchen Assistant, who will assist the Kitchen Team Leader with the preparation, service and clean-up of our inhouse school dinner provision.

The main duties of this position are basic food preparation, setting up the dining hall and trolleys for food service, washing up and cleaning. The Kitchen Assistant will be provided with all relevant training to allow them to fulfill this position.

Applicants must have relevant experience and qualifications i.e. NVQ 2 or equivalent experience working in a food service environment. They will hold a Food Hygiene certificate and have experience of working effectively in a team role.

Bridekirk Dovenby Primary School is an equal opportunities employer and is strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory check sought from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, prior to the date of the interview.  You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process.  If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.  We will also collect references prior to interview.

Visits to the school are welcome; please email the school office to arrange this: [email protected]

Application forms and more information are available on the school’s website www.bridekirkdovenby.cumbria.sch.uk

Please ensure your application form and a covering letter is sent by email to; [email protected] by midnight on Wednesday 18th March 2026.  
Interviews will be held on Monday 23rd or Tuesday 24th March 2026 and the successful candidate will be notified on the same day.

Completed application forms along with an accompanying letter should be submitted to Mrs. Trudy Beetham, School Business Manager by midnight on Wednesday 18h March 2026. Please note that CVs will not be accepted. If you have any questions or would like to visit the school for an informal chat about the role, please contact us.