ASSISTANT COOK - HYWEL DDA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Cyngor Caerdydd/Cardiff Council; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 13,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Term-time contract

Job summary

Cardiff Council, via Cardiff Education Catering, invites applications for an Assistant Cook in Cardiff. The role supports the Kitchen Manager across the catering facility, helping deliver meals to circa 120 schools with a 500-strong team.

Working in a busy educational environment, you will help ensure quality service and adherence to food safety standards. The post is part-time and term-time, with an annual salary of £12,187 for 20 hours per week over 39 weeks, reflecting school-year scheduling.

Qualifications

• Able to adapt to changing service needs.
• Willing to work as part of a team or independently.
• Open to new ways of working and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Kitchen Manager with all catering facility activities.
• Support daily operations across school catering services.

Skills

Flexible and adaptable

Team player

Initiative

Job description

Cardiff Education Catering operates a service to circa 120 Secondary, Primary, and Special schools in Cardiff through 500 staff producing around 4 million meals per annum, providing breakfast, lunch and therapeutic diets for pupils, vending services and occasion catering for business meetings.

About the job

with all aspects of the business and service activities in the catering facility. The Assistant Cook will be responsible for assisting the Kitchen Manager

What We Are Looking For From You

Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service.

Able to work closely with your colleagues as part of a team or on your own initiative.

Open to change and different ways of working.

Supportive of your colleagues witha positive attitude to delivering a first class service.

Additional information

Actual Salary: £12,187 per annum. This salary is based on working 20 hours per week and 39 weeks per year, rather than a full-time role of 37 hours per week and 52 weeks per year.

Please note: The salary shown assumes a start date of 1 September. If you start after 1 September, your salary for your first school year will be lower than the amount shown above because you will work fewer weeks.

Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, including a Child Workforce Barred List check.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

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We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

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Job Category Catering / Cleaning / Caretaking

Department Education & Lifelong Learning

Working Pattern/Contract Type Part Time Permanent (Term Time)