Cook

North Ayrshire Council; Ardrossan; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

North Ayrshire Council seeks a part-time cook to assist in delivering a top-notch catering service. Candidates must be able to cook, bake, and work under pressure while adhering to food safety standards. This role requires an elementary REHIS qualification and offers 30 hours of work per week during term time.

Qualifications

• Ability to cook and bake.
• Show leadership skills.
• Operate within food safety and nutritional guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision of a quality catering service.
• Prepare and serve meals.

Skills

Cooking

Baking

Leadership

Flexibility

Education

Elementary REHIS or equivalent

Job description

Rate: £13.48 - £13.78 per hour

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 30 hours per week

Job Summary

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

Reporting to the Catering Supervisor you will assist in the provision of a quality catering service by preparing and serving meals. As a cook, you must have the ability to cook and bake, show leadership skills, work under pressure and operate within food safety and nutritional guidelines. Flexibility regarding start & finish times, to suit the needs on the service, would be desirable. This post is Term Time. Start date is 20th August 2025. Subject to PVG and Occupational Health checks. Applicants must hold elementary REHIS, or equivalent. Please note if successful in gaining an interview, you will invited to a skills test which requires you to cook and prepare meals.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

PVG (Children)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted in instalments from your wages following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/ .For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit Pre-employment checks (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) .

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

In Building – More than 90% of time spent primarily at a single base or location.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: In Building

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide - Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) . If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.