Description

Summary

As a Cook in this lovely Secondary School you will be responsible for the preparation and delivery of a healthy, nutritious and fun menu for the students and staff. Cooking around 500 meals per day with the support of your team, you will focus on delivering the highest quality of food and service along with having the flair, originality and the ability to make this one of the best catering offers in the area.

Package

Firstly, we offer fantastic hours. You'll work Monday to Friday during school term time meaning more time with friends and family and no working at Christmas

This role is:

• 40 hours per week - with no late nights
• Working 39 weeks per year based around term time - what could you do with all that time off?
• £25,000 per annum

You'll also benefit from:

• Working for a fast growing, ambitious company. There is no ceiling here in terms of where you can take your career
• A dedicated L&D team to support you in developing your skills including apprenticeships and training courses that are available for everyone.

Please note, we expect all staff to share our commitment of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people so an enhanced DBS disclosure will be sought by the company. Please also note, It may be necessary for this role to be removed before the closing date due to the volume of applications we receive.

Main Responsibilities

• Preparation of the menu, using the recipes provided
• Ensuring Food Hygiene, Allergen and Health and Safety compliance
• The production of Hospitality as per the client requests
• Supervision of the team
• Building relationships with both the client and customers
• Providing a friendly and polite customer service experience for all

Ideal Candidate

We need someone who shares our passion for delivering exceptional food and service to our schools along with the following skills and experience:

• Ideally you will have some knowledge of education catering having used fresh ingredients and possess excellent craft skills
• You have Food Hygiene level 2 & 3 (further training will be available)
• You have excellent knowledge of health and safety practices
• Computer literate with experience of using different systems
• You're self-motivated, able to use your own initiative, have a desire to learn and achieve whilst motivating others