The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint a Kitchen Assistant at Discovery Academy, Porlock Avenue, Hattersley. SK14 3LE.
To start: November 2025
Kitchen Assistant full-time salary £24,413
This is a permanent, part-time role, 10 hours per week, Term Time Only Plus Inset Days with an actual salary of £5,803 (TMBC Grade A, Points 2)
The Kitchen Assistant role hours: 10 hours per week, Monday – Friday 11:30 to 13:30pm.
Our Trust’s vision is to support young people to develop the aspiration, motivation and to be successful; we have high ambitions for all young people in our academies and all roles at our Academy are central to ensuring that we work to support this.
The Local Governing Board of Discovery Academy wish to appoint a kitchen assistant.
Discovery Academy are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking catering assistant to work as part of a team within the school who provide high quality, nutritious meals to pupils and staff.
The role will include:
• Providing support in the preparation, cooking and serving of food and beverages;
• Preparation of service areas and equipment in the service area for the efficient and effective delivery of meals.
• Cleaning of catering areas and kitchen equipment to the required standards.
Uniform will be provided.
For more details about the role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details about our Trust and our schools please see attached Trust Recruitment Pack.
The proposed timescale for the selection and interview process is as follows:
•Applications close at 09:00 on Thursday 16th October 2025 although the Trust reserve the right to close the process early if suitable candidates are identified through our selection process.
• Shortlisting will take place on Friday 17th October 2025
• Interviews will take place w/c Monday 20th October 2025
Please note we may close the advert as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so if you are interested in applying, please do so as soon as you are able.
Victorious Academies Trust has a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or young people. We have robust processes and procedures to reduce risk and continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. The role described involves working with children and/or young people and is subject to Victorious Academies Trust’s Safer Recruitment Process.
All support staff roles within our Trust have a probationary period of three months.
All posts require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We have a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or young people. We have robust processes and procedures to reduce risk and continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. The roles across our schools involve working with children and/or young people and are subject to our Safer Recruitment Process.
We do not accept CV’s, all applicants should complete a Trust Application Form and include on this the details of two referees who, if you are shortlisted will be contacted for a reference. Social media checks will be carried out for roles across our Trust. All posts require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We may close the job advert for roles within our Trust as soon as sufficient applications have been received so please apply for advertised roles as soon as you are able. If you have any queries linked to any of the roles advertised please ring 0161 830 6964.
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