Cook 1 - Sighthill Primary School - 12716_1764858741

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

Job summary

A local authority in Scotland is seeking a Cook1 for Sighthill Primary School. This role involves the preparation and cooking of meals, ensuring food safety compliance, and providing customer service to pupils and staff. The position offers a part-time schedule of 16 hours per week during term time. Candidates should have experience in food preparation, customer interaction, and cash handling. The salary ranges from £24,796 to £25,041 pro-rata.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in basic food preparation and cooking.
• Strong customer service skills for interaction with pupils and staff.
• Ability to handle cash and use tills appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food according to service specifications.
• Set up dining and service areas for meals.
• Ensure compliance with health regulations.

Skills

Customer service

Food preparation

Cash handling

Tools

Catering equipment

Job description

Overview

Cook1

Sighthill Primary School

Salary: £24,796 - £25,041 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional). Hours: 16 per week, 38 weeks sessional. Working pattern for position is Monday-Thursday 10am-2pm.

Responsibilities

• 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 with the school food regulations 2021.
• Any other duties as required by the needs of the business.

Pre-employment checks

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.

Our commitment

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

To support this, we are moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach to interview and assess candidates. This will help us assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your work.

Learn more about Our Behaviours on the City of Edinburgh Council site.

Additional information

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annual increases until the top of the range. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Follow us on social media for updates.