Cook

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave entitlement

Local Government Pension Scheme

Discounts and benefits

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is recruiting a Cook for St Peters Brafferton Primary School in York. The role involves preparing, cooking and serving meals to pupils and staff, with duties including stocktaking, ordering and general kitchen administration.

The position is part-time (23.75 hours per week), term-time weeks with equal monthly payments; hourly rate £13.92–£14.59 plus holiday entitlement. Interviewing while live; contact details provided for informal chats.

Qualifications

• Ability to prepare and serve meals to pupils and staff.
• Experience with stock control and food ordering.
• Commitment to high standards of food safety.

Responsibilities

• Order food and manage stock levels.
• Prepare, cook and serve meals to pupils and staff.
• Keep kitchen and dining areas clean and well organised.

Skills

Food safety

Meal preparation

Stock control

Tools

Stock ordering

Kitchen administration

Job description

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. We are recruiting a Cook to join us at St Peters Brafferton Primary School, where we cater for around 50/60 meals a day.

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, cook and serve meals to pupils and staff as well as other kitchen management duties such as 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, typically working from 09:00 to 13:45 totalling 23.75 hours per week over 5 days.

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 £13.92- £14.59 per hour in addition to annual holiday and Bank Holiday entitlement.

If you would like an informal chat or additional information, please contact Geraldine Johnson on 07974427178 or email [e-mail]

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

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
• Access to range of benefits and discounts including green car scheme, childcare vouchers and home technology scheme

Key Dates:

Closing date: 11th October 2026
Interview date: 22nd October 2026
Venue for Interview: St Peters Brafferton primary School

Company: North Yorkshire Council

Salary: £13.92- £14.59 per hour

Location: York, North Yorkshire

Sector: Leisure and Culture

Job Role: Specialist