Kitchen Assistant/Catering Cook - Holsworthy C of E Primary School
Salary details: Grade B
Job term: Permanent
Hours: Full Time – 30 hours per week (8am – 2pm) – 40 weeks per year
Closing date: 7th August 2026, 9am
Start date: 1st September 2026
Interview Date: 11th August 2026
Are you passionate about working with children in a school environment? Do you possess excellent communication skills and a desire to support our younger learners in their Holsworthy journey? If so, we invite you to consider joining our team as a Kitchen Assistant/Catering cook!
About Us:
At Holsworthy Primary we are a warm and welcoming school. We are committed to providing a nurturing and stimulating learning environment where every child can thrive. We prioritise academic excellence, holistic development, and fostering a sense of community. We pride ourselves on creating a nurturing environment where all children, families, and staff can grow and thrive.
About the Role:
We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic, and motivated Kitchen Assistant/Catering Cook to join our kitchen team. You will play a key role in supporting the Kitchen Manager, be highly skilled and understand the high standards to meet the demands of a busy school kitchen.
Key Responsibilities:
• To support the Catering Manager in providing a high quality hygienic catering service in boarding.
• To work under the direction of the Catering Manager within an agreed system of supervision and to implement agreed work shift patterns and to cover for sickness as required within the kitchen.
• As part of the kitchen team, support in the production of ‘safe’ food in a hygienic environment.
• To provide customer satisfaction at all times within all aspects of the kitchen service.
• To support in the production of breakfast, lunch and evening tea. To include packed lunches as appropriate for day trips, work experience etc.. under the direction of the Catering Manager.
• To be an effective member of the whole boarding staff team, fostering positive working relationships within the establishment.
How to Apply:
Please visit the school website using the link below to apply.
https://www.holsworthy-primary.devon.sch.uk/
Applications must be submitted to vberry@holsworthy-primary.devon.sch.uk by 9am on 7th August 2026.
Holsworthy Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and provide satisfactory references.
This is not a Cornwall Council vacancy therefore please contact the organisation direct for further information.
Organisation address: Sanders Lane, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6HD
Contact detail: Vicky Berry
A unique Council that has secured the UK's first devolution deal for a rural County! We deliver services to more than half a million local people and to over five million visitors a year.
*Cornwall - The Place: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/work-and-volunteer-for-us/cornwall-the-place/
With its beautiful beaches, stunning countryside and superb community spirit, Cornwall is a great place to live.
*Cornwall - Our Offer: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/work-and-volunteer-for-us/our-offer/
With a competitive employee reward package that attracts, retains and motivates our employees; open plan working environments in most offices, good business systems and a can do culture where talented people thrive, Cornwall Council is a great place to work.
*Cornwall - Our Job of the Week: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/joboftheweek
*Cornwall - What we do and how we work: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/work-and-volunteer-for-us/what-we-do-and-how-we-work/
Services: Care for the elderly, children’s safeguarding, libraries, road maintenance, fire and rescue service, recycling, parks, street cleaning, countryside management, social housing, town planning, tourism support and trading standards.
We deliver these services through our employees who work directly for the Council and through our many other Council owned companies and organisations; CORMAC, Cornwall Housing, Tempus Leisure, Newquay Airport and Cornwall Development Company.
We also have close links with Cornwall’s health organisations, colleges and universities and work closely with the police, town and parish councils and the voluntary sector.
*Cornwall - Council and Democracy: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/
We have 123 elected councillors and as Cornwall is such a large rural area, our councillors and the towns and parishes they represent are grouped into 19 community networks, which are the focus of our local community work.
