Cook 1 - Currie Primary School

City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government council in Edinburgh is looking for a Cook 1 at Currie Primary School to prepare and serve meals while ensuring high standards of cleanliness and compliance with regulations. Candidates should be skilled in customer service and food preparation. The role is part-time, covering approximately 23.5 hours per week, with a salary range of £24,796 - £25,041 pro-rata.

Qualifications

• Interaction with pupils and school staff.
• Serving meals with awareness of portion control and special diets.
• Compliance with legal and council regulations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food and beverages according to service specifications.
• Set up dining room and service area.
• Clean kitchen and service areas.

Skills

Customer service

Cooking and preparation

Cash handling

Use of catering equipment

Job description

Cook 1
Currie Primary School

Salary: £24,796 - £25,041 (pro-rate for part-time and sessional)
Hours: 23.5 per week, 38 weeks sessional

Basic preparation and cooking of food and beverages in accordance with a service specification.

• Customer service - Interaction with both pupils and school staff.
• Setting up the dining room and service area.
• Serving meals and having an awareness of portion control and special diets.
• Cleaning of kitchen, dining and service areas.
• Cash handling and the use of tills where appropriate.
• Use of catering equipment (training will be provided).
• Compliance with the legal and council regulations, policies, procedures and compliance to the school food regulations 2021.
• Any other duties as required by the needs of the business.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.