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Kitchen Assistant

Hours: 12.5 hours a week (Term Time, 38 working weeks), 11.30am to 2pm, Monday to Friday.

FTE salary: £24,027 to £24,404 - £12.45ph to £12.65ph (Scale 2 point's 3-4).

Start Date: To be discussed.

We are looking to recruit an amiable, conscienious individual to join our small, established catering team. The succesful candidate will assist the team in the preparation and clearing down of lunchtime food and beverages served to pupils to the standards required by the school.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

· The preparation and cooking of food & beverages.

· Serving pupils at the counter or a trolley as required.

· To undertake all aspects of cleaning equipment (light and heavy), walls (up to 6ft.) floors, fixtures and fittings, cooking utensils, serving dishes, plates, cutlery etc. as directed.

· To maintain a high standard of personal and general cleanliness and hygiene to comply with statutory and school regulations.

· To participate in the performance and development review process, taking personal responsibility for identification of learning, development and training opportunities in discussion with line manager.

. To undertake, and keep upto date, all required training including, L2 'H&S in the Workplace' and 'Food Safety for Catering'.

Full details can be found on the attached Job Outline and Person Specification.

Please note; Additional 'dual role' hours may be available (relevant skills dependant) to the succesful candidate within the schools Extended School's, Breakfast Club and/or After School Care, provisions. Opportunities can be discussed at interview.

We can offer:

A small school with a strong sense of community;

Brilliant children;

A personalised programme of CPD;

An exceptional contributory pension scheme;

Supportive working environment;

Excellant contributory pension scheme;

Visits to the school are welcome and actively encouraged so please dopop in for a chat. Telephone the School Office to arrange your visit.

Lexden Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to support this commitment. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks, medical clearance and satisfactory references.

Find out more about the wonderful things we do here at Lexden Primary by visiting our website: www.lexden.essex.sch.uk

Information about the School

At Lexden Primary School we aim to provide every child with a stimulating and caring environment where creativity and challenge inspire academic success and individual fulfilment. We work tirelessly to unlock the potential of every child and encourage them to achieve as highly as possible.

Our school is lively and inclusive; we are proud of the wide range of learning opportunities provided for all children, both within the curriculum and through our links to the wider community.

The teaching and support staff form a dedicated team fully committed to meeting the needs of our children and we encourage a close partnership with parents/carers to ensure that children develop the social and emotional skills that are required to get the most out of life.

Our school is well maintained and boasts extensive grounds providing a large playing field, a Forest School area and two playgrounds. The outdoor pavilion provides shelter and is used as an outdoor classroom. We have seven main classrooms, a Nursery and a enhanced provision for the teaching of Hearing Impaired Children. The Nursery has places for 26 part-time pupils and they are involved in the social life of the school, helping them experience a very successful transition to our reception class in the mainstream school.The enhanced provision has 18 places and caters for pupils who are severe/profoundly deaf from across the whole of North East Essex.

We are aiming for excellence in every aspect of school life. We believe this is achieved by promoting our values.

Community - We respect the world around us and the people we share it with

Courage - We are brave and believe in ourselves; we take responsibility for our own actions

Curiosity - We are always ready to learn new things

Commitment - We persevere; always doing our best in all that we do