Cook

North Yorkshire Council; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational authority is seeking a Cook for their catering team at a primary school in England. The role involves preparing and serving nutritious meals for around 50 children daily, ensuring high food safety standards, and managing kitchen operations. This part-time position offers £13.47 - £14.13 per hour with additional benefits like a pension scheme, employee discounts, and more. Training is provided and no weekend work is required, making it an ideal opportunity for reliable and committed candidates.

Benefits

Local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution

Salary sacrifice schemes

Employee discount benefits

Travel loans

Confidential help and support for wellbeing

Qualifications

• Ability to prepare and cook for approximately 50 children a day.
• Experience in food safety and hygiene standards.
• Supervisory skills for kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an effective catering service.
• Manage kitchen tasks including ordering food and stocktaking.
• Maintain cleanliness in the kitchen and dining areas.

Skills

Reliable

Dependable

Commitment to providing healthy dishes

Job description

We are recruiting a Cook to join our friendly team at Carlton and Faceby C of E Primary School, Carlton–in-Cleveland TS9 7BB.

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. NYES is a ‘fresh food’ organisation encouraging children and young people to choose nutritious meals. We are proud to offer a wide choice of healthy options to our children encouraging them to eat well and fuelling their appetite for learning.

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 and cook for approximately 50 children a day, 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, working typically 17.5 hours per week over 5 days. Training will be given.

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 £13.47 - £14.13 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.

• a local government pension scheme with 18.1% 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

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If you would like an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact Carole Walker on 07890055292 or Email [e-mail]

Key Dates

Closing date: 14 December 2025

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.