Cook

North yorkshire county council; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension (15.1%)

Salary sacrifice schemes

Employee discounts

Travel loans

Health Assured

Job summary

North Yorkshire County Council is seeking a Cook at Nun Monkton Primary School in York. The role involves preparing, cooking, and serving meals to pupils and staff within a high standard of food safety. You will also manage food ordering, stocktaking, and kitchen/dining area duties.

The position is 18.75 hours per week, term-time with equal monthly pay, and a pro rata annual salary of £26,847–£28,153 plus holiday entitlement. No weekend work.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve meals to pupils and staff at Nun Monkton Primary School
• Order food, stocktake and maintain administration for catering
• Set out and put away dining furniture and wash up; clean kitchen and dining areas

Job description

Salary: £26,847 - £28,153 pro rata per annum

Grade: E

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 18.75 hours per week

Location: York, North Yorkshire, Nun Monkton 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 Nun Monkton Primary School, where we cater for around 30 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 09:30 to 13:15 totalling 18.75 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.

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 15.1% 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

If you would like an informal chat or additional information, please contact Michael Walshaw on 07779788571 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.

Key Documents

Job Description

Total Rewards Brochure

Key Dates

Closing date: 11 th October 2026

Interview: 26 th October 2026 via Microsoft Teams

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

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