Cook - Permanent - Sessional - 32.5 hours

Jordanhill School; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Jordanhill School seeks a dedicated part-time Cook to support its bustling catering service for over 1000 pupils. The role involves cooking, menu creation, and collaboration with the catering team, ensuring high-quality food production. With a focus on good health, flexibility in working hours may be required during school events and holidays.

Qualifications

• Good physical health and fitness due to job demands.
• Experience in catering for large groups preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cook food and create menus for a busy catering service.
• Manage production and delivery of meals for over 1000 pupils.

Skills

Cooking

Menu creation

Teamwork

Job description

Location: 45 Chamberlain Road, Jordanhill, Glasgow, G13 1SP

Rate: £21,375 per annum (£28,575 FTE)

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 32.5 hours per week

The cook is required to cook food, create menus, and help manage the production and delivery of meals to provide for Jordanhill School’s very busy catering service, providing food to over 1000 pupils in primary and secondary daily.

As the role also involves the operation of cooking equipment, good physical health and fitness is paramount due to the nature of the physical demands of the job. The chef forms part of the catering team in school and reports to the catering manager.

Working hours are 32.5 hours a week during the school session (39 weeks), Monday to Friday 7.30am - 2.30pm (negotiable). Working hours may be increased to 35 hours (negotiable).

Occasional variations to normal working hours will be required to accommodate school events in the evenings and some days working in the school holidays be be requested to prepare menus. These will be paid as additional hours and are negotiable.

Rate of Pay

The rate of pay for this role is £14.09 per hour. The salary for this 32.5 position is £21,375 per annum (full-time equivalent £28,575).

An application form and the job description and person specification can be downloaded from our website .

When completed, the application form should be sent by email to HR Officer, Pauline Cameron at [e-mail]. Should you wish to discuss the role, please contact Miss Cameron by email or telephone: [phone].

Closing date – Sunday 22nd June 2025. Successful applicants will be invited to interview early July.

Jordanhill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo a PVG (protection of vulnerable groups) disclosure check and have references taken up with current/previous employers.