Cook 3

The City of Edinburgh Council; Easter Howgate; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority in Scotland is seeking a Cook 3 for Queensferry High School. This role involves providing high-quality catering services, meal preparation, and customer care. Ideal candidates will have catering experience and knowledge of health and safety requirements. Flexibility in hours is essential. This position offers a salary range of £25,322 - £25,623 and is part-time, contract type is permanent for 38 weeks per year.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering within educational settings is preferred.
• Knowledge of food hygiene practices is essential.
• Flexibility to work various hours.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality meals and food preparation in schools.
• Work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Provide excellent customer care.

Skills

Catering experience within schools or contract catering

Food preparation

Health & Safety & Food Safety

Education

Introductory H&S/Food Safety

Job description

Cook 3
Queensferry High School
Salary: £25,322 - £25,623 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional)
Hours: 30 per week, 38 weeks sessional

Our cook 3's play a vital role in delivering high quality catering services within schools. Working as part of a team, to deliver a range of meals, basic food preparation and great customer care.

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.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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• Catering experience within schools or contract catering.

Knowledge, Skills and Understanding:

• Food preparation
• Health & Safety & Food Safety.

Qualifications and Training:

• Introductory H&S/Food Safety.

Job Specific Requirements:

• Flexibility of hours.
• Ability to work in a fast passed environment.

About Us

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

About Us:

Are you keen to shape the future of Scotland’s capital city? The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to work with us and deliver key services across our capital city. We’re the second largest local authority in Scotland with a workforce of over 19,000 who all play a crucial role in maintaining and supporting vital services to over 500,000 residents. We offer an incredible variety of career opportunities across a broad range of sectors. Join us and you’ll find a role where you can make a difference and grow your career.

Our Culture:

Our Behaviours, respect, integrity, and flexibility guide everything that we do, and we strive to make sure all colleagues feel valued and have a sense of belonging in the workplace. We want to make sure that we bring people into our roles who demonstrate Our Behaviours and are dedicated and committed to our purpose of serving our community. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service to meet citizens needs and make the city a better place.

We recognise the benefits that diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds bring to our organisation, and we’re committed to employing a workforce that represents the population of the city we serve. We particularly encourage applicants from under-represented groups including women, LGBT+ people, racially minoritised groups, people with disabilities and people who are neurodivergent.

As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we're delighted to announce that we have extended our guaranteed interview scheme to include all applicants who are or have been care experienced, and who meet the essential criteria for the post. This extends our current arrangements of being a Disability Confident Employer, that guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the criteria for the post and who declare a disability.

Happy to talk flexible working.

Colleague Support and Wellbeing

As outlined in our People Strategy 2024-27, we aim to nurture a healthy workforce where we can all thrive. We offer regular events, initiatives and learning opportunities covering a range of different health and wellbeing topics.

We’re committed to supporting employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. There are several policies in place to support this ranging from flexible work options to career breaks. Our full suite of employment policies can be found here.

We have a range of support options available including access to counselling, a mental health support service, an occupational health service, speak up supporters and a colleague listening service.

Reasonable Adjustments:

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience at work for all our colleagues and we’ll work hard to ensure that we meet the changing needs of colleagues throughout their time with us. We’re also geared up to support all candidates who may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Candidates invited for interview, should let the hiring manager know what they need, and they will do everything they can to accommodate your request.

Job Info

• Job Identification 13228
• Job Category Cleaning / Catering / Janitorial
• Posting Date 01/19/2026, 03:12 PM
• Apply Before 01/26/2026, 11:55 PM
• Job Schedule Part time
• Locations Queensferry High School
• Contract Type Permanent
• Annual Working Duration 38 Weeks