Cook

North Yorkshire Council; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension

Salary sacrifice schemes

Employee discounts

Travel loans

Wellbeing support

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is seeking a Cook for Park Primary School in Doncaster. The role involves preparing, cooking and serving nutritious meals to pupils and staff, with kitchen management duties and daily supervision of staff. Typical hours are 08:15 to 14:15, totaling 30 hours per week over five days.

The position is term-time weeks only, with equal monthly payments throughout the year. DBS Enhanced Disclosure is required. Closing Date: 2026-09-27; Interview Date: 2026-10-07.

Qualifications

• Experience in school or institutional catering is desirable.
• Ability to work to high standards of hygiene and food safety.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve meals to pupils and staff.
• Supervise kitchen staff and manage daily operations.
• Order supplies, manage stock and keep records.
• Set out and clear dining furniture, clean kitchen and dining areas.

Skills

Food safety

Meal preparation

Staff supervision

Stocktaking

Job description

We have an opportunity to join our catering team where you will be providing tasty, nutritious, home-cooked meals made from locally sourced fresh produce. We are recruiting a Cook to join us at Park Primary School, where we cater for around 220 meals a day.

As a Cook you will be delivering an effective catering service, operating to the highest standards of food safety. Your role will require you to prepare, cook and serve meals to pupils and staff, as well as other kitchen management duties such as supervision of staff, ordering of food, stocktaking and administration, setting out and putting away dining furniture, washing up and cleaning the kitchen and dining areas.

As a valued member of our hard-working team, you will be reliable, dependable and committed to providing healthy wholesome dishes, typically working from 08:15 to 14:15, totalling 30 hours per week over 5 days.

No weekend work! You will work term time weeks only; however, you will receive equal monthly payments throughout the year. For this you will be paid £13.92 - £14.59 per hour, in addition to annual holiday and Bank Holiday entitlement.

What can we offer you?

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

These include:

• a local government pension scheme with 15.1% employer contribution
• salary sacrifice schemes
• employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
• travel loans
• Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing

Click on our Total Rewards Brochure at the bottom of this advert to see the full range of benefits.

If you would like an informal chat or any more information, please contact Geraldine Johnson on 07974427178 or email [e-mail]

Please note we will be interviewing whilst the role is live and reserve the right to close the advert should suitable candidates be appointed.

Key Documents:

Job description: Cook

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 27th September 2026
Interview Date: 7th October 2026
Venue for Interview: Park Primary School

***DBS***

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

NYC is committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Council’s purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services, we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.