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Cook in Charge - Model School

Carmarthenshire County Council

Carmarthen

On-site

GBP 10,000 - 40,000

Part time

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Job summary

A local council in Carmarthen is seeking a Cook in Charge to assist in all aspects of food preparation and service. The ideal candidate should have cooking skills, provide excellent customer service, and maintain hygiene standards. This role offers a competitive hourly rate of £14.23-15.92 for 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only. Benefits include a pension scheme and flexible working policies.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Automatic enrolment into Local Government Pension Scheme
Generous annual leave
Access to health and wellbeing support
Personal development
Flexible working policies

Qualifications

  • Experience in catering or hospitality role is advantageous.
  • Positive attitude and willingness to learn.
  • Flexibility to assist with additional duties.

Responsibilities

  • Run an efficient kitchen including meal preparation.
  • Maintain hygiene standards in kitchens.
  • Provide meals for special diets.
  • Build good relationships with adults and children.
  • Lead a team effectively.
  • Complete paperwork and manage stock.

Skills

Cooking skills
Hygiene standards
Communication
Team leadership
Basic IT skills

Education

Food hygiene certificate
Job description
About the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in all aspects of food preparation and service, ensuring that cleanliness and hygiene standards are maintained, and providing excellent customer service to our pupils and staff.

If you are passionate about cooking and have a good work ethic, we would love to hear from you as our busy team requires a Cook in Charge. We need a motivated and dedicated person who has:

Key responsibilities
  • The ability to run an efficient kitchen, including the preparation and serving of nutritious and appetising meals.
  • Experience in maintaining hygiene standards in kitchens.
  • The ability to provide varied meals for a range of special diets.
  • The ability to build good relationships with adults and children based on mutual respect.
  • Good communication skills and the ability to lead a team.
  • Basic IT skills and the ability to complete all required paperwork, including ordering and management of stock.
Qualifications and requirements

You will need:

  • A positive attitude and the willingness to learn new skills.
  • A food hygiene certificate and previous experience in a catering or hospitality role. This would be advantageous but is not essential.
  • Flexibility and the willingness to assist with other duties.

Hours: 30 hours per week / 6 hours per day. Hourly rate: £14.23-15.92.

Working hours and pay

Working hours are Monday to Friday, term time only (38 weeks). Ideal to fit around family commitments and other roles we offer.

We offer an 'annualised' pay scheme so that our staff who work term time receive pay over 52 weeks.

If you are hoping to start a career in catering or even looking to change your career, this role could help start you on that path.

Level 2 - You will need a basic level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level.

Closing date: 29/10/2025, 23:55.

Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing additional annual leave
  • Access to staff health and wellbeing support
  • Personal development and career progression
  • Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
  • Flexible working and family friendly policies
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