Cook

Impact Food Group; England; On-site; GBP 19,000; Full time

Job summary

A catering service provider in the education sector is seeking a Cook to join their team. In this role, you will assist in food preparation, cook for over 200 students using fresh ingredients, and support the delivery of food to local schools. The position offers a 35-hour workweek with weekends and school holidays off, plus opportunities for career development and qualifications. A full clean driving licence is required, and IFG covers the cost of an enhanced DBS check for successful candidates.

Benefits

Free qualifications and career development opportunities

Staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment, preferably in catering or restaurants.
• Ability to handle fresh ingredients and maintain hygiene standards.
• A passion for cooking and making a positive impact on students' food experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Chef Manager with food preparation for the school.
• Cook using fresh seasonal ingredients for over 200 students.
• Support with food delivery to local primary schools.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and restaurant areas.

Skills

Ability to work in a team

Experience in cooking for large volumes

Full clean driving licence

Job description

Are you looking for that next step in your career, then you've come to the right place!

Impact Food Group is made up of 3 brands, Innovate, Cucina and Chapter One, we specialise in providing an exceptional catering service to the education sector and are Catey award winning!

We are looking for People who are devoted to great service, fantastic food, and making a positive impact.

About the role

Job Title : Cook

School Location : Abbey View Primary, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1BX

Working Days : Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours : 7am-2.30pm (35hours per week)

Working Weeks : 39 weeks per year (term time plus inset days)

Pay Details : £19,000 per Annum

For this role you will need a full clean driving licence as you will be suppporting using an IFG Van with the delivery of food to other small primary schools in the area

What will I be doing?

• Assisting the onsite Chef Manager with the preparation of the main meals and snacks for the site
• Working usingfresh seasonal ingredients cooking for a volume of (200+)
• May include some counter service / till work
• Keeping the kitchen and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state at all times.
• Supporting with the delivery of food to local primary schools

We’renot going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing : awesome people to help us feedmorechildren better food.

We’reopen to people from all industry backgrounds, in fact, we pride ourselves on having restaurant-quality chefs in oursecondaryschools.We’renot in the business of making school food,we’rehere to makegoodfood, after all, that’s why our clientsandcustomers love us!

So maybe you fancy having your weekends back, school holidays off, no more late nights and split shifts?

We’llgive you a place to grow and a career to be proud of. Our chefs love building rapport with the students and helpingthemexplore different cuisines, with us,you’llbe building the foundations of a positive attitude to food for life.

There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be had andwe’vegot a staffdiscount scheme (at over850 retailers!)

If you thinkyou’vegot what it takes,we’dlove to hear from you!

A trade test will be required for this role.

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are requiredtoundergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG supply the cost for.

We area committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail withinyourapplication. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.