Cook

Applefields School; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 14,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

23 days holiday per year plus Bank Hol

Green car scheme

Childcare vouchers

Home technology scheme

Job summary

North Yorkshire County Council is seeking a Cook at St Peters Brafferton Primary School in York. You will prepare, cook and serve meals to pupils and staff, and uphold high standards of food safety throughout all kitchen duties.

This permanent role is 23.75 hours per week during term time weeks only, paid equally through the year at £13.92 per hour. Hours are 09:00–13:45, five days a week; benefits include holiday entitlement and the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing and serving meals in a school setting.
• Awareness of food safety standards.
• DBS disclosure required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve meals to pupils and staff.
• Order food, stocktake and manage kitchen administration.
• Set out and put away dining furniture; washing up and cleaning.

Skills

Food safety

Cooking

Stock management

Administration

Team player

Job description

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 23.75 hours per week
Location: York, North Yorkshire- St Peters Brafferton Primary School

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 per hour in addition to annual holiday and Bank Holiday entitlement.

What can we offer you? You could find working for North Yorkshire County Council more rewarding than you first thought.

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

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

Key Dates:

Closing date: 20 th September 2026Interview date: 29th September 2026
Venue for Interview: St Peters Brafferton primary School

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.