School Cook
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 28 June 2025 |
| Location: | Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 2LE |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 09ae7831-2bad-490c-a7d6-355d209ad4f1 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit a School Cook to join our caring team at St John’s CE Primary Academy to deliver nutritious, well-balanced meals each day. You'll need to be passionate about providing high quality meals using fresh ingredients from local suppliers.
Candidates must be friendly, professional, able to work independently and put the needs and safety of the children at St John’s CE Primary Academy at the centre of their role. A current NVQ Level 2 in professional cookery or equivalent is essential.
Your Duties will include:
• The supervision and co-ordination of staff employed in the kitchen.
• Responsible for the preparation, cooking and serving of meals for consumption both on and off the premises, including special diets.
• Responsible for ensuring all health and safety/standards are adhered to following company guidelines and standards.
• Responsible for clerical duties connected with: 1- Food 2- Equipment 3- Training 4- Cleaning 5- Completion of unit paperwork to comply with Health and safety standards/requirements.
• Facilitate training of new staff in the use of equipment, kitchen techniques and relevant aspects of health and safety in the kitchen environment.
• Responsible for the receipt and storage of all deliveries for the kitchen.
• Responsible for managing and recording of stock control.
• The provision of catering for special functions such as PTA events, theme days etc. as required.
• Responsible for and assisting with the serving of meals.
• Conform to menu guidelines including the government’s food based and nutritional standards.
• To report equipment repairs and replacements following the correct procedures, for both heavy and light equipment.
• To ensure that the kitchen and dining areas are maintained to a clean/hygienic and safe condition.
What the school offers its staff
You will be working alongside a forward-thinking team of leaders, teachers and support staff who foster a collaborative approach to working. We foster an environment where you will be respected, supported and valued, we recognise the importance of staff wellbeing and connectedness and actively promote this within the school community.
We make sure that all the children in our care are safe and looked after to the best of our ability. Our safeguarding policy is on the school website and all applicants should read this before applying. The school is committed to safeguarding children and the successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
We are looking to recruit a School Cook to join our caring team at St John’s CE Primary Academy to deliver nutritious, well-balanced meals each day. You'll need to be passionate about providing high quality meals using fresh ingredients from local suppliers.
Candidates must be friendly, professional, able to work independently and put the needs and safety of the children at St John’s CE Primary Academy at the centre of their role. A current NVQ Level 2 in professional cookery or equivalent is essential.
Your Duties will include:
• The supervision and co-ordination of staff employed in the kitchen.
• Responsible for the preparation, cooking and serving of meals for consumption both on and off the premises, including special diets.
• Responsible for ensuring all health and safety/standards are adhered to following company guidelines and standards.
• Responsible for clerical duties connected with: 1- Food 2- Equipment 3- Training 4- Cleaning 5- Completion of unit paperwork to comply with Health and safety standards/requirements.
• Facilitate training of new staff in the use of equipment, kitchen techniques and relevant aspects of health and safety in the kitchen environment.
• Responsible for the receipt and storage of all deliveries for the kitchen.
• Responsible for managing and recording of stock control.
• The provision of catering for special functions such as PTA events, theme days etc. as required.
• Responsible for and assisting with the serving of meals.
• Conform to menu guidelines including the government’s food based and nutritional standards.
• To report equipment repairs and replacements following the correct procedures, for both heavy and light equipment.
• To ensure that the kitchen and dining areas are maintained to a clean/hygienic and safe condition.
What the school offers its staff
You will be working alongside a forward-thinking team of leaders, teachers and support staff who foster a collaborative approach to working. We foster an environment where you will be respected, supported and valued, we recognise the importance of staff wellbeing and connectedness and actively promote this within the school community.
We make sure that all the children in our care are safe and looked after to the best of our ability. Our safeguarding policy is on the school website and all applicants should read this before applying. The school is committed to safeguarding children and the successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.