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Kitchen Assistant

Kitchen Assistant

High Cliff Academy

East Sussex

  • £8,293 pro rata
  • New
  • Expiring soon
Salary:
Grade 2 SCP4
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Apply by:
8 October 2024

Job overview

Kitchen Assistant

Job description

Passion – Urgency – Positivity – Aspiration – Commitment

We are looking to appoint a Kitchen Assistant for one of our busy, vibrant Academy kitchens at High Cliff Academy, Newhaven. 

The successful candidate must:

  • Have a knowledge of basic food preparation
  • Display a commitment to the Trust’s equalities policies.
  • Be able to work effectively in a busy and hectic environment
  • Have an ability to read and complete simple instructions, such as cleaning rota, work rota, temperature and control sheets.
  • Be able to communicate with all kitchen, staff and pupils.
  • Display and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene.
  • Able to encourage children to select a balanced meal.


We can offer you: 

  • a dedicated leadership team, who are committed to supporting and developing colleagues;
  • excellent professional development and promotion opportunities;
  • membership to Perkbox discount scheme;
  • subsidised private health care with Benenden.


Our Academies are inclusive, with the highest academic standards; we will take children from all backgrounds and give them the knowledge, skills and confidence to flourish.  The happiness, well-being and success of our pupils is at the centre of everything we do.

The Job Description and Person Specification fully outline the requirements of this post and can be found on our website. Supporting statements should be written in line with the Person Specification.   CVs are not accepted.

Closing date: 8th October 2024

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

STEP Academy Trust believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.  Applicants must hold the right to work in the UK.

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About High Cliff Academy

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At High Cliff Academy, we have high academic expectations and standards of behaviour. We have an inclusive, community ethos and support parents and carers. We have good facilities for learning, with a brand new building and a large outdoor space.   

Our values 

Our values of Passion, Urgency, Positivity, Aspiration and Commitment, are shared across our Academy Trust. We teach children that these are our family values. We expect our staff and children to constantly live out those values, being able to develop a sense of accountability and mutual responsibility across the school. We expect pupils to show kind hands and use kind words.   

A UNICEF Rights Respecting School 

We provide an environment where pupils feel safe, valuable and respected. We are a Rights Respecting School and create many opportunities for children to take leading roles throughout the school. This means our pupils become very confident and self-assured individuals.   

STEP Academy Trust 

We know that it is the exceptional quality of our staff that is key to our success. That’s why we’ll invest in your career and give you an unrivalled benefits package.   We are a growing family of primary academies that strive together for excellence. So we spread best practice, transfer staff to support partner academies, share specialist knowledge and consistently challenge the status quo. Giving you every opportunity to grow and develop in your role.   

We want you to do well, that’s why we offer: 

  • Great opportunities for accelerated promotion – right across our thirteen-academy trust 
  • Fully-funded leadership training courses (NPQML, NPQSL, NPQH) 
  • Fully-funded Masters and PhD courses 
  • At least seven NQT development days each year   
  • And with free lunch, we’ll keep you well fed too.   

We are always looking for talented professionals who share our mission. If you share our drive to improve the life chances of all children, we’d love to hear from you.          

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