Cook

onlyFE; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS Pension

32 days holiday

onsite gym

Employee Assistance Programme

Refectory

free on-site parking

Job summary

Farnborough College of Technology is seeking an experienced cook to join our busy Refectory Team at the Farnborough Campus. The role involves catering for daily customer needs and occasional events, with a 7am start, Monday to Friday.

We offer a full-time position with options for full-year or term-time employment and a September start. Applicants should thrive in a fast-paced environment, maintaining high standards of quality and presentation.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced catering environments.
• Ability to maintain high standards of quality and presentation.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Cook for the Refectory team at Farnborough Campus.
• Cater for daily customer needs and occasional events.
• Adhere to high standards of quality, cleanliness and presentation.

Skills

Cooking/food preparation

Work in fast-paced environment

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Ref: REQ002011
Excellent Salary and Benefits. Full Time. Full Year or Term Time Option Available. To start in September.

Ref: REQ002011
Excellent Salary and Benefits. Full Time. Full Year or Term Time Option Available. To start in September.

We are looking for a friendly, confident and experienced cook to join our busy Refectory Team situated in our Farnborough Campus; catering for a range of customer needs on a daily basis and occasional special events. The working hours are 7am start, full time Monday to Friday.

Applicants should be highly motivated with experience of working in a similar fast pace, demanding environment and working to tight deadlines. The ideal candidate will have the ability to cope under pressure, whilst maintaining high standards of quality and presentation in a clean and tidy manner. Excellent communication skills are also essential.

This is a superb opportunity for a first-class applicant to teach in a highly respected and top-performing college that was recently named in the Sunday Times list of one of Britain’s Best Places to Work.

Benefits include:

• LGPS Pension
• 32 days holiday
• onsite gym
• Employee Assistance Programme including Savings Centre offering retail discounts
• Refectory
• free on-site parking

Farnborough College of Technology is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Interviews will take place shortly after the published closing date or when a suitable number of appropriate applications have been received, so early submissions are encouraged. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Please note we are not accepting speculative applications from agencies.

Safeguarding for Employees

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Positions within the College will involve contact with young people and vulnerable adults. Consequently, post-holders will be obliged to demonstrate and maintain their suitability to work with young people and vulnerable adults. This will include a requirement to undertake an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, in addition to referencing and qualification checks.

Disclosure and Barring Service

Farnborough College of Technology complies fully with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice regarding the correct handling, storage, retention and disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure information, and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a disclosure on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed.

Since the post for which you are applying may involve unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults, it will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions Amendment Order 1986) please refer to the DBS website for further information.

Candidates who are offered an interview for such posts will be required to disclose details, cautions (including final warnings or reprimands), or convictions which are not "protected" as defined by the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), or any other matters that may be relevant to their suitability to work for the College. The College will regard any failure to disclose your criminal record as a breach of trust. It is College Policy that all candidates will be subject to a Disclosure check if offered the post for which the application has been made. Please note that the College is unable to consider an application further if the candidate declines to complete the Disclosure form.