Kitchen Assistant - Linwood School

LINWOOD SCHOOL

ALMA ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH BH9 1AJ

Tel & Fax: (01202) 525107

Kitchen Assistant

BCP Council Band C points 3 -4 (20,812-£21,189)

40 weeks per year - starting salary approx. £15,468 for 27.5 hours per week

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Linwood School is an ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted January 2018) multi-campus, day special school for children aged 4 – 19. We welcome pupils from a wide geographical area and support a comprehensive range of special educational needs including moderate (MLD), severe (SLD) and profound (PMLD) and complex learning difficulties (CLDD) as well as pupils on the Autism spectrum.

We are seeking to appoint a reliable Kitchen Assistant to join our Catering team at Linwood School. The successful candidates will be required to undertake catering and cleaning duties as detailed in the job description.

The post is for 27.5 hours per week to be worked over 5 days, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8.30 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. These hours will be worked across term time (38 weeks per year) plus an additional 2 weeks outside of term time which will include inset days.

This role will largely be based at Linwood Campus, Alma Road, Winton but will include some travel to our other campuses on a Rota basis and so a genuine occupational requirement exists for the successful candidate to hold a full driving license and hold business insurance for this purpose. Driving and vehicle documentation will be checked on appointment and annually thereafter. If an applicant with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to our processes.

The role is subject to a 6 months mandatory probationary period.

In addition to the benefits provided by BCP Council, Linwood School also provides:

• An Employee Assistance Programme to support staff wellbeing
• Paid after-school training sessions to support staff development
• Career development
• Long Service Awards

Linwood School are working in partnership with the mental health charity Mind and we proud to have recently been awarded a Silver Award for the work we are doing in school to promote positive mental health, support staff and reduce stigma.

Linwood School is an equal opportunities employer which values a diverse workforce. We seek and encourage applications from individuals from a diverse background who will come and work with us and become part of our Linwood family, supportive of our school values whilst providing an excellent an inclusive service to our students, ensuring they continue to feel part of the school community in everyday activities.

For further information about the school please refer to our website: http://linwood.bournemouth.sch.uk

Application forms and further details can be accessed via https://jobs.bcpcouncil.gov.uk All applications must be submitted electronically via the above website. We are therefore unable to accept late applications.

If you have any queries over the application process, please contact Claire Tapscott, HR Advisor – ClaireTapscott@linwood.bournemouth.sch.uk.

Closing date: Friday 26th May 2023

Interviews will take place: week commencing 5th June

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people and the successful applicant will be required to have an enhanced DBS check as well as an overseas criminal records check, if worked or lived outside the UK within the past 10 years. Offers of employment are also subject to satisfactory references, health and right to work checks.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. If the role is exempt, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed, and if they are disclosed, we cannot take them into account.

All Linwood School staff are expected to adhere to our policies and procedures in respect of safeguarding and child protection, including Keeping Children Safe in Education and Guidance for adults working with children and young people in an education setting.