ASSISTANT COOK - MOORLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

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

Job summary

Cardiff Council Education & Lifelong Learning seeks an Assistant Cook to support the Kitchen Manager in a busy catering facility serving schools in Cardiff. The role is part time (term time) and involves assisting with all aspects of service delivery, food preparation, and ensuring high standards of cleanliness and safety.

The successful candidate will be flexible, able to work as part of a team or independently, and committed to delivering a first-class service within a supportive council

Qualifications

• 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 with a positive attitude to delivering a first class service.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Flexible

Adaptable

Team player

Reliability

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

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

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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Job Category Catering / Cleaning / Caretaking

Department Education & Lifelong Learning

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