Cook

NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

local government pension scheme

salary sacrifice schemes

employee discount benefits including购物

Travel loans

Health Assured

Job summary

Park Primary School in Doncaster is hiring a Cook to join our catering team, delivering tasty, nutritious meals to around 220 meals daily for pupils and staff. You will work 30 hours per week during term time, typically 08:15–14:15, with equal monthly payments throughout the year.

The role involves high standards of food safety, kitchen supervision, food ordering, stocktaking, and general dining area management, contributing to a healthy school environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve meals for pupils and staff.
• Supervise kitchen staff and manage dining areas.
• Order food, stocktake and handle administration.
• Set out and store dining furniture; wash up and clean kitchen and dining areas.

Job description

Salary: £13.92 - £14.59 per hour + up to £500 recruitment payment*

Grade: E

Contract Type: Permanent

Vacancy Hours: 30 per week (Term Time Only)

Location: Doncaster, South Yorkshire – Park Primary School

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.

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 generous 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

The Role

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.

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.

*For the right candidate, a recruitment payment of up to £500 may be payable as a one-off welcome payment.

Closing Date: 08 th November 2026
Interview Date: Please note, we will be conducting interviews while this advert is live and this vacancy may close early if a suitable candidate is successful
Venue for Interview: Park Primary School

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.