Cook

AWD online; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A school catering provider in Greater London seeks a Cook / School Chef to prepare and serve nutritious meals in a busy primary school kitchen. The ideal candidate will have previous kitchen experience, strong food safety awareness, and the ability to communicate effectively with children and staff. Required responsibilities include meal preparation, cooking, and maintaining high hygiene standards. This is a full-time position for term time only, offering a supportive team environment and various benefits.

Benefits

Staff membership to Leisure Centre

Enrollment in public sector pension schemes

Cycle-to-Work scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a kitchen or catering environment.
• Understanding of food safety and school healthy eating standards.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals and ingredients in line with menus.
• Cook meals to a high standard.
• Serve meals with good presentation.
• Maintain hygiene and safety standards.

Skills

Food safety standards

Food preparation skills

Strong communication

Time management

Teamwork

Job description

A great opportunity for a friendly and organised Cook / School Chef with experience preparing nutritious meals in a busy kitchen, strong hygiene awareness, food preparation skills and knowledge of healthy eating standards for children.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you : Assistant Chef, Catering Supervisor, Kitchen Team Leader, Catering Assistant

SALARY :

27,779 FTE per annum / Actual Annual Salary £23,825 (for 39 Term Time Weeks) + Benefits

LOCATION :

Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire (SO30)

JOB TYPE :

Full-Time, Permanent (term time only)

WORKING HOURS :

37 hours per week Monday to Friday, 7.00am-3.00pm, term time only (39 weeks)

JOB OVERVIEW

Are you a happy, positive person who would love to work with a likeminded team? If so, we are looking for someone to join a team in a busy kitchen within a large primary school.

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Cook / School Chef with previous experience in a kitchen or catering environment preparing nutritious meals on a large scale and good understanding of food allergens and healthy eating standards.

As the Cook / School Chef you will work under the direction of the Catering Manager. You will be preparing, cooking and serving food and drink to students and staff.

In addition, the Cook / School Chef will be required to prepare and dismantle eating areas and carry out cleaning duties whilst maintaining high quality standards of health, hygiene and safety.

This role is perfect for someone who enjoys working as part of a team, has confidence managing kitchen tasks and can deliver high-quality meals at pace.

DUTIES

• Food Preparation and Cooking: Preparing meals and ingredients in line with menus and dietary requirements.
• Meal Production: Cooking meals to a high standard and ensuring they are ready on time.
• Baking and Desserts: Producing cakes, biscuits and puddings and packaging them as required.
• Food Service: Serving meals with correct utensils and maintaining good presentation.
• Food Safety Compliance: Maintaining hygiene, safety and allergen standards at all times; operating tills or cashless systems and preparing money for banking.
• Dining Area Set-Up: Assisting with setting out tables, chairs and equipment for service.
• Cleaning Duties: Completing washing up and cleaning rotas to maintain hygiene levels.
• Stock Management: Storing deliveries correctly and following stock rotation guidelines.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Previous experience in a kitchen or catering environment.
• Understanding of food safety and school healthy eating standards.
• Awareness of safeguarding and allergen procedures.
• Ability to plan menus in line with nutritional guidelines.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good communication skills with children and staff.
• Friendly, reliable and positive attitude.
• Commitment to child welfare and safe practice.

BENEFITS

• Friendly and sociable colleagues.
• Staff membership rates to the modern Leisure Centre.
• Enrollment in one of the UK's Largest public sector pension schemes.
• A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school will ensure that all their recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service / DBS checks along with other relevant employment checks.

We reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.

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JOB REF : AWDO-P14238