Cook

Applefields School; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension

Salary sacrifice

Employee discounts

Travel loans

Health Assured

Job summary

Park Primary School in Doncaster is seeking a Cook to join the catering team, delivering home-cooked meals sourced locally for around 220 meals daily. The role covers meal prep, cooking, serving, and kitchen administration, with hours from 08:15 to 14:15, totaling 30 hours over five days each week during term time.

The post offers a permanent contract, with pay ranging £13.92–£14.59 per hour plus annual leave and Bank Holiday entitlement. DBS is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve meals to pupils and staff.
• Oversee kitchen operations including staff supervision, stock control and ordering.

Job description

Grade: E
Contract Type: Permanent
Vacancy Hours: 30 per week, variable, 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.

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

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

Closing Date: 06th September 2026
Interview Date: 16th September 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.