
General Kitchen Assistant
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School:
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust -
Location:
County Durham -
Salary:
Grade B, SCP 3 (£24,027 per annum, pro rata) -
Hours:
12.5 hours per week -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
5th Jan 2025

Location: St Leonard’s Catholic School, North End, Durham, DH1 4NG
Grade: Grade B, SCP 3 (£24,027 per annum, pro rata)
Hours: 12.5 Hours per week over 5 days, Term Time Only + 3 Days (38.6 weeks), Permanent
St Leonard’s Catholic School are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest catholic education trust in the North East of England and will have a total of 48 schools. This is an exciting time to join our supportive, and growing team.
We have an exciting opportunity for a General Kitchen Assistant to join our ever expanding, fast paced team of culinary professionals in our Catering Services. The successful candidate will work in the school kitchen and the other catering outlets at St Leonard’s Catholic School.
We are seeking an individual to:
• Carry out basic food preparation tasks.
• Use kitchen equipment, as directed by your supervisor.
• Serve during mid-morning break and lunchtime.
• Wash crockery and utensils, and complete daily cleaning tasks in kitchen areas.
• Comply with Health & Safety and Hygiene regulations.
• Complete HACCP documentation on a daily basis.
• Report problems and issues, such as failing equipment and Health & Safety hazards to your supervisor.
• Communicate effectively with staff and students within the school.
• Complete training to enable safe completion of duties.
• Carry out other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time.
The successful candidate will have:
• Experience in a similar position
• Experience handling food
For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website http://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online.
Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 5th January 2025
Interview date: TBC
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, formerly The Trinity Catholic Multi Academy Trust was set up on 1 February 2012. Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead was the first school in the trust.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, is currently a family of 5 secondary schools and 21 primary schools from across Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham and Northumberland, in the west of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust is expanding rapidly and will reach a total of 48 schools by Summer 2022.
We feel very privileged to be able to work with our wonderful children and the amazingly gifted and dedicated staff and leaders across all of our schools. Our motivation and general philosophy are built on ever improving standards of discipline, nurture and care, teaching and learning and quality of leadership. Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust will be a partnership that affirms the dignity of the individual. The person is at the heart of Christ’s teaching: this is why the promotion of the human person is the goal of our Trust.
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