Cook / Cleaner

Caretech Supplies LLC; Rishton; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 9,600; Part time

Job summary

CareTech Community Services invites applications for a School Cook/Cleaner (Term Time Only) at Linton School in Freckleton. The role combines cooking duties with cleaning responsibilities, 16 hours per week, for a small, caring environment serving students aged 8–18.

The salary is £9,069.86 per annum with duties spanning daily kitchen operations, budget and stock control, and a strong emphasis on health, safety and hygiene in a school setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage the smooth running of the kitchen on a daily basis, ensuring lunches and dinners are produced to a high standard for students, some of whom are on restrictive diets, staff and visitors.
• Managing the kitchen team, budget, stock control, menu planning, promoting health, safety and hygiene and attending and supporting training.
• Cleaning various parts of the property to maintain a clean, hygienic, safe and pleasant environment.
• Work as part of a team to ensure that the offices and communal areas are cleaned to a high standard following health and safety policies and requirements.

Skills

Cooking

Cleaning

Job description

School Cook/Cleaner – Term Time Only

Salary: £9,069.86 per annum

Hours: 16 hours per week

Location: Freckleton

We have an exciting opportunity for a school cook/cleaner to join our team!

The school:

Linton School is an independent special school who caters for children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs. We are located in Freckleton, near Preston and therefore benefit from some amazing outdoor space where we develop an extensive outdoor curriculum which includes farming, equestrian, horticulture and small animal care. The school provides full time education for up to 12 male or female students ages between 8 and 18 years old.

Cook:

The ideal candidate will have passion and flair for food. As the school cook you will be required to manage the smooth running of the kitchen on a daily basis, ensuring lunches and dinners are produced to a high standard for students, some of which are on restrictive diets, staff and visitors. Managing the kitchen team, budget, stock control, menu planning, promoting health, safety and hygiene and attending and supporting training are all requisites of the post.

Cleaner:

This job involves cleaning various parts of the property in order to maintain a clean, hygienic, safe and pleasant environment in which people can live and work.

As a Cleaner you will be responsible for helping to provide and maintain a safe, clean, positive environment for our students. You will be working as part of a team to ensure that the offices and communal areas are all cleaned to a high standard following the health and safety policies and requirements.

We pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and reference checks.

We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

CareTech Community Services are proud to inform you that they are a Disability Confident Leader.