Cook

School Cook

A great opportunity for a friendly and organised Cook with experience preparing nutritious meals in a busy kitcen, stro hygiene awareness, food preparation skills and knowledge of healthy eating standards for childn.

If y've also worked in the following roles, we'd also like to hear from you: Assistant Chef, Catering Supervisor, Kitchen Team Leader, Catering Assistant

SALARY: £27,779 FTE per annum / Actual Annual Salary £23,825 (for 39 Term Time Weeks) + Benefits

LOCATION: Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire (SO30)

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent (term time only)

WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week Monday to Friday, 7.00am - 3.00pm, term time only (39 weeks)

JOB OVERVIEW

Are you a happy, positive person who would love to work with a likeminded team? If so, we are looking for someone to join a team in a busy kitchen within a large primary school.

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a School Cookwith previous experience in a kitchen or catering environment preparing nutritious meals on a large scale and good understanding of food allergens and healthy eating standards.

As the School Cook you will work under the direction of the Catering Manager. You will be preparing, cooking and serving food and drink to students and staff.

In addition, the School Cook will be required to prepare and dismantle eating areas and carry out cleaning duties whilst maintaining high quality standards of health, hygiene and safety.

This role is perfect for someone who enjoys working as part of a team, has confidence managing kitchen tasks and can deliver high-quality meals at pace.

DUTIES

Food Preparation and Cooking: Preparing meals and ingredients in line with menus and dietary requirements

Meal Production: Cooking meals to a high standard and ensuring they are ready on time

Baking and Desserts: Producing cakes, biscuits and puddings and packaging them as required

Food Service: Serving meals with correct utensils and maintaining good presentation

Kitchen Equipment Care: Using, cleaning and maintaining kitchen equipment safely

Team Support: Overseeing and supporting kitchen staff during service

Food Safety Compliance: Maintaining hygiene, safety and allergen standards at all times

Cash Handling: Operating tills or cashless systems and preparing money for banking

Dining Area Set-Up: Assisting with setting out tables, chairs and equipment for service

Cleaning Duties: Completing washing up and cleaning rotas to maintain hygiene levels

Stock Management: Storing deliveries correctly and following stock rotation guidelines

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate

• Allergen awareness training

• Previous experience in a kitchen or catering environment

• Experience preparing large-scale, nutritious meals

• Understanding of food safety and school healthy eating standards

• Awareness of safeguarding and allergen procedures

• Ability to plan menus in line with nutritional guidelines

• Strong organisational and time management skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Good communication skills with children and staff

• Friendly, reliable and positive attitude

• Commitment to child welfare and safe practice

BENEFITS

• Friendly and sociable colleagues
• Staff membership rates to the modern Leisure Centre
• Enrolment in one of the UK's Largest public sector pension schemes
• A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school will ensure that all their recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service / DBS checks along with other relevant employment checks.

We reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.

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JOB REF: AWDO-P14124

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