Cook

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

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a reliable Cook at Sicklinghall School in Wetherby. In this role, you will prepare home-cooked meals for around 60 children daily, ensuring high standards of food safety and hygiene. The position requires kitchen management responsibilities such as supervising staff and managing food supplies. With part-time hours during term time and a competitive pay rate, this is an excellent opportunity for those looking to make a positive impact in their local community. Training provided and monthly payments throughout the year.

Benefits

Competitive rate of pay

Local Government Pension Scheme

28 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays

Access to benefits and discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in catering or a similar kitchen environment.
• Ability to prepare and cook nutritious meals.
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals for approximately 60 children daily.
• Supervise kitchen staff and manage food orders.
• Maintain high standards of food safety and cleanliness.

Skills

Food safety standards

Cooking for large groups

Teamwork

Kitchen management

Job description

Are you keen to join a friendly team who are committed to making a real impact in their local community?

If so, this role is for you.

We are recruiting a Cook to join our friendly team at Sicklinghall School, Main Street, Sicklinghall, Wetherby, LS22 4BD.

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 60 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 25 hours per week over 5 days – 9am start with a 2:00pm finish.

This family friendly role will allow you to work around school holiday commitments. Training will be given. 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 to £14.13 per hour, in addition to annual holiday and Bank Holiday entitlement.

What can we offer you?

You could find working for North Yorkshire Council more rewarding than you first thought.

• Competitive rate of pay
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
• 28 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays
• Access to range of benefits and discounts including green car scheme, childcare vouchers and home technology scheme

For an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact Anne-Marie Kaye Area Manager Catering Area 6. Tel [phone], Email [e-mail]

Key Dates:

Closing date: 18th January 2026

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.