Assistant Cook

TN United Kingdom; Warwick; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a fast-growing company as an Assistant Cook, where your creativity and passion for great-tasting food will shine! You'll assist in preparing healthy meals for students and staff, ensuring top-notch food hygiene and safety standards. Enjoy a supportive kitchen environment with no weekend shifts and a focus on work-life balance, allowing you to spend more time with family and friends. With opportunities for skill development and training, this role promises to be both rewarding and fulfilling. If you love cooking and want to make a difference in a school setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

No weekend shifts

Supportive kitchen environment

Opportunities for training and development

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment, preferably in education.
• Knowledge of food hygiene and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious menus with excellent taste and presentation.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and health standards.
• Create a friendly dining experience for students and staff.

Skills

Food Hygiene Level 2

Health and Safety Practices

Creativity

Self-motivation

Education

Craft-based experience using fresh ingredients

Job description

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As an Assistant Cook, you will be assisting with the preparation and delivery of a healthy and delicious menu for our students and staff, using our fresh ingredients. You will focus on delivering the highest quality of food and service, along with having the initiative, creativity and attention to detail to make school mealtimes interesting.

Package

Firstly, the happiness of our employees is of utmost importance to us, our friendly kitchen environments will make you feel supported and part of a family.

This role is:

• Monday to Friday working - no more weekends!
• 30 hours working with no late nights
• 38 weeks per year based around term time (more time to spend with friends and family)

You will also benefit from:

• Working for a fast-growing company who would like you to grow with them
• A dedicated L&D team to support you in developing your skills including apprenticeships and training courses that are available for everyone.

We expect all staff to share our commitment of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people and an enhanced DBS disclosure will be sought by the company.

Main Responsibilities

• Using our carefully selected recipes to bring our nutritious menus to life with excellent taste and presentation
• Ensuring the highest standards of Food Hygiene, Allergen and Health and Safety compliance
• Working with the team to create a fun, friendly and delicious dining experience for students and staff, in line with company standards

Ideal Candidate

• We are looking for somebody who shares our passion for serving great-tasting food and providing excellent service, maintaining the highest standards at all times, along with the following:
• Craft-based experience using fresh ingredients, preferably within an education setting
• You should have Food Hygiene level 2 (further training will be available)
• Good knowledge of Health and Safety practices within a kitchen
• Self-motivation, creativity and the ability to use your own initiative