Cook
| Posting date: | 05 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £25,185.00 to £25,989.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £25185.00 - £25989.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 September 2025 |
| Location: | Devizes, SN10 2AJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | F0041-5574 |
Summary
Plan and prepare varied, nutritious meals for the lunch and evening meal service, including the baking of cakes and biscuits. Provide opportunities for children and young people to engage in menu choice, food preparation, cooking, cleaning etc. Ability and confidence to manage a catering budget Provide opportunities for children and young people to engage in menu choice, food preparation, cooking, cleaning etc. Be first point of contact on a range of queries from internal / external (e.g. Public health, Health and Safety, Food Standards Agency, Ofsted) Complete daily log for kitchen, including temperature control of fridges and freezers, food temperatures, visitors to kitchen, numbers cooked for. Take and store daily samples of prepared food, holding for 3 days in line with Health & Safety at Work Act and kitchen inspections. Maintain hygiene standards in kitchen - work surfaces, kitchen equipment, top of oven, microwave, fridge, dishwasher, heated trolley to ensure health and safety standards are maintained. To work with the Catering Officer to plan menus, order and purchase food. Maintain stock of ingredients to support production of a nutritional meal. Ensure rotation of stock to keep items within use by dates. Report any concerns about safety or faults with kitchen equipment. Ensure necessary provisions are available for staff when on annual leave