Kitchen Assistant

Salary £11,422.00 per annum

Permanent | 24 hours per week | Term-time (34 Weeks p.a.)

We have a vacancy within our Senior School catering department for a Kitchen Assistant.The role is to assist the Kitchen Brigade with the preparation and production of food service including stock control, health and hygiene procedures and ensure they are followed in accordance with department guidelines. To maintain high standards of customer service and care and possess good product awareness..

Further information and a full job description can be found on our website.

This role is a permanent position working term-time (34 weeks per year) The hours of work are Monday to Wednesday from 3:00pm to 7:00pm , Saturday 6:00am to 2:00pm including a 1 hour paid lunch break and Sunday 8:30am to 12.30pm (24 hours per week). The actual salary is £11,422.00 per annum

Benefits include free life assurance and parking, 4% matched contributory pension scheme, lunch on full days worked, unlimited use of the Felsted Gym and pool facilities, on-site Coffee Shop and membership to Felsted Connect; an online multi-platform engagement tool where employees have access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and offers from online and high-street retailers.

Felsted is a leading day and boarding independent school based in a stunning village campus in North Essex. Founded in 1564 by Richard Lord Riche, who had been a Lord Chancellor under King Edward VI, Felsted today provides an exceptional holistic education to approximately 1100 boys and girls aged four to eighteen. We celebrated our 450th anniversary in 2014, one of only a handful of schools in the country that have claimed this historic milestone. We employ more than 160 teachers and 440 operational staff in a community orientated environment, ensuring our pupils receive the very best in learning and co-curricular activities.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 1 September 2025 at 9:00am.

Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.

If you would like to apply for this position, please visit our website www.felsted.org/employment-opps to complete our online application process.

Felsted is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all pupils and a ‘culture of vigilance’ to safeguard and protect all in its care, and to all aspects of its ‘Safeguarding (Child Protection and Staff Behaviour) Policy’. Please note, it is an offence to apply for this position if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All employees are subject to pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.