Kitchen Assistant

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 17.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, term time only 10:30am - 2:00pm

Worker Type: On-site worker

Salary: £25,614 - £26,016 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Djanogly Strelley Academy, Helston Drive, Strelley, Nottingham NG8 6JZ

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

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About the Role

As a Kitchen Assistant your main duties will be to assist the Cook Supervisor and existing team with the preparation and serving of school meals and maintaining the cleanliness of the school kitchen and all equipment used.

About You

The ideal candidate will have

• Knowledge of good customer care practice.
• Awareness of basic hygiene principles.
• Basic numeracy skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Nottingham Catering, by telephone on 0115 8765432 or by email at servicestoschools@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: Friday 16th October 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

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