General Assistant

Grade 1 – Point 3 - £24,796 - £20,812 (pro rata) full time equivalent
Grove School, Dawson Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9HB
Head Teacher: Ms Justine Baker
Hours: 25 hours weekly

We are looking to appoint a General Assistant to join our highly motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking catering team.

This is a great opportunity for somone who enjoys working in a busy environment, delivers excellent customer service and is able to motivate and support team members.

As a General Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in the preparation and cooking meals for pupils
• Assisting with all aspects of the service
•  Assisting in keeping the kitchen clean & tidy, washing up sweeping and mopping
•  Assisting with the  setting up of dining room including putting out furniture
•  Attending training sessions both in school and online
•  To be aware of the pupils needs including dietary and allergen requirements
• You will need to be diligent, efficient and professional. It is essential that you have the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

We are looking for someone with:

• Good people skills
• A passion for  food and customer service
• Good verbal and written communication skills

Candidates must hold a Level 2 Certificate in Food Safety

The hours required are: Monday – Friday  8:45am - 1:45pm, (25 hours per week)
Staff are required to work 3 cleaning days per year in the school holiday period.

Closing Date: Friday 7th November 2025 at 12.00pm

Interviews: Friday 21st November 2025

Application forms, job description and person specification are available on the school website:

http://web.grove.bham.sch.uk

Please email your completed application form to n.kaur@grove.bham.sch.uk

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Grove School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks.

The pre-employment checks include: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable) medical fitness; identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.  Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Safegurading is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016).
Therefore, the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

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Safeguarding_Child_Protection_Policy-Grove-School-2025-2026.pdf

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