Cook

Applefields School; Whitby; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Benefits and discounts including car/\

Home technology scheme

Job summary

Fylingdales School is recruiting a Cook to join the facilities management catering team. This role operates 23.75 hours per week during term time, with no weekend work.

You will prepare, cook and serve meals to students and staff, set up and clear the dining hall, and assist with stock and administration, on-site in Whitby. The position pays £13.92 per hour, with annual holiday and Bank Holiday entitlement, and includes access to a generous local government pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience cooking and serving meals in a school or similar setting.
• Ability to supervise kitchen staff and manage stock.
• Ensure high standards of food safety and hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve meals to students and staff.
• Set up and clear dining hall and wash up.
• Supervise staff and manage ordering and stock taking.
• Handle administration tasks related to catering.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Team supervision

Stock management

Job description

Contract: Permanent (Term Time Only)
Hours: 23.75 hours per week
Location: Whitby, North Yorkshire- Fylingdales School

We have an opportunity to join our award-winning Facilities Management catering team where you will be providing tasty, nutritious, home-cooked meals made from locally sourced fresh produce.

We are 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.

We are currently recruiting a Cook to join our team to work at Fylingdales School, catering for around 30 meals per day. As a Cook your role will lead and support the team to deliver an effective catering service operating to the highest standards of food safety.

Your role will require you to prepare, cook and serve meals to students and staff, setting up and the clearing away the dining hall, washing up as well as other kitchen management duties such as supervision of staff, ordering food, stock taking and administration.

As a valued member of our hardworking team, you will be reliable, dependable and committed to providing healthy wholesome dishes, typically working from 09.00am to 13.45pm totalling to 23.75 hrs per week. No weekend work! You will work term time only however you will receive equal monthly payments throughout the year. For this you will be paid £13.92 per hour in addition to annual holiday and Bank Holiday entitlement.

What can we offer you?

• Competitive rate of pay
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement increasing with continuous service, paid pro rata as part of annual salary
• Access to range of benefits and discounts including green car scheme, childcare vouchers and home technology scheme

Key Dates:

Closing date: 27 th September 2026
Interview date: 29 th September 2026
Venue for Interview: TBC

Please note we will be interviewing whilst the role is live and reserve the right to close the advert should suitable candidates be appointed.

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.