Kitchen Assistant

Job title:             Kitchen Assistant

Location:           Red Moor School, Churchtown, Lanlivery

Salary:               £8,491.84 per annum

Hours:         20 hours per week; Monday to Friday

Contract:           Permanent; Term Time only

If you really want to make your mark in a rapidly growing business that is committed to improving the lives of children and young people, we have the role for you!

We now have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Kitchen Assistant to join our team at Red Moor School.

About the School

Red Moor School are looking for a Facilities Assistant to help start up and grow our new, independent special educational needs provision near Bodmin, Cornwall. The school will initially facilitate for up to 36 pupils aged 5-16 whose needs are predominantly SEMH and ASC related. The school has recently gone through significant refurbishment and this is a great opportunity for us in Cornwall to expand and fulfil demand in the region, where our other ‘Outstanding’ school Oak Tree, is at full capacity.

Who are we looking for?

Above all else we are looking for someone with the right attitude and outlook, combined with the appropriate practical skills ideally learned in a commercial kitchen. The job is more than just cooking meals, and so the willingness to get involved the whole-school ethos is essential.

Why join Acorn Education & Care?

• £8,491.84 per annum 
• 20 hours per week; Monday to Friday
• Permanent

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.