Kitchen Assistant; Classroom

We are looking to appoint a proactive and organised Kitchen Assistant to support our Food Technology & Nutrition lessons and play a key role in supporting pupils with their learning. This is an excellent opportunity for someone keen to work with young people in a busy school environment, whilst demonstrating a strong commitment to high standards of organisation, hygiene and safety.

• Working closely with pupils to provide support in practical lessons, demonstrations, displays and assessments
• Preparation of ingredients, equipment and resources for practical food lessons to ensure teaching runs efficiently
• Maintaining high standards of health & safety, food hygiene, allergen management, cleaning schedules, equipment checks and safe storage
• Stock control, ordering, delivery checks and the management of consumables

We are looking for someone highly organised and reliable, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in a busy environment. The successful candidate will have an understanding of food hygiene and safe kitchen practices, be able to work independently using their own initiative, and will take pride in maintaining a clean, safe and well‑organised working environment. Previous experience in a school technician role, catering environment or food preparation setting would be desirable, along with a food hygiene certificate, although training can be provided.

Experience of working with young people or within an educational setting would also be advantageous.

The post is for 16 hours per week over 4 days, term time only.

• A commitment to your continued professional development within school, using additional training days to enhance and develop your knowledge and skills.
• Involvement in our exciting timetabled enrichment programme.
• Access to world class resources, research and people through our partnership with the University of Birmingham.

The University of Birmingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre‑employment checks including: enhanced DBS;
Prohibition Check; qualifications; medical fitness; identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. If you are currently working in a school setting, please ensure that your references include your current Head Teacher.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short‑listed candidates.

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.

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of pupils and students.

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