Cook

Impact Food Group; Sebergham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational catering company in Sebergham is seeking an experienced Cook to manage kitchen operations at Dearham Primary School. The role offers daytime hours, all school holidays off, and various career development opportunities. Responsibilities include leading the kitchen team, ensuring smooth service, and managing the use of fresh seasonal ingredients.

Benefits

Free meal supplied on shift

Career development opportunities

Staff discount scheme

Work-life balance with all school holidays off

Qualifications

• Experienced Cook/Chef Manager.
• Used to cooking at volume and managing kitchen operations.
• Able to liaise directly with onsite clients.

Responsibilities

• Head up the team and ensure smooth service.
• Adhere to food safety due diligence.
• Manage kitchen operations effectively.

Skills

Cooking skills

People management

Knowledge of fresh seasonal ingredients

Job description

Overview

Welcome to IFG, we are one of the fastest growing, education catering companies in the country and were recently awarded Education Caterer of the year at the Foodservice Catey Awards. IFG has 4 amazing brands, Cucina, Innovate, Hutchison & Chapter One.

We’re not going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing: awesome people to help us feed more children better food.

Job Details

Job Title: Cook

School Location: Dearham Primary School

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: 8:30am‑2pm (27.5 hours per week)

Working Weeks: 38 weeks per year (term time plus inset days)

Pay Details: £13 per hour

Background

We’re open to people with great cooking and people management skills. You will be an experienced Cook/Chef Manager, used to cooking using fresh seasonal ingredients at volume, managing your kitchen and liaising directly with onsite clients. As manager you will head up the team, making sure service runs smoothly and that all due diligence is adhered to.

What’s in it for me?

• Work somewhere close to home, with daytime hours, and with your weekends and evenings free
• All school holidays off, giving you the opportunity for some great work‑life balance
• Free meal supplied on shift (and uniform)
• Place to grow and a career to be proud of
• Loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities
• Staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers
• Monthly opportunities for the best teams to win shopping vouchers

Next Steps

If you think you’ve got what it takes, and the times above suit you, we’d love to hear from you!

An interview and kitchen visit will be required for this role.

Further Information

IFG is committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG will pay for.

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