Mobile Cook Supervisor 35 hours per week term time only

Nottingham City Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is recruiting for a Mobile Cook Supervisor to oversee school kitchen operations across Nottingham and Derby. The role involves planning, delivering meals, and ensuring cleanliness and safety in each site.

The ideal candidate will have experience in customer-focused environments, cooking for large groups, team leadership, and knowledge of Health & Safety and COSHH procedures. DBS check is required; hybrid working may be available in some cases.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a customer focussed environment.
• Experience of cooking for large groups including menu planning, ordering, cooking and serving.
• Ability to manage a team and deliver training and guidance.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety guidelines and understanding COSHH procedures.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day running of school kitchens from planning to delivery.
• Ensure the cleanliness of the kitchen and equipment used.

Skills

Customer focussed environment

Large group cooking

Team management & training

Health & Safety COSHH

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent - Term Time Only

Working Hours: 35 hours per week – 7:00am – 2:00pm, Monday - Friday

Worker Type: On-Site worker

Salary: £26,824 - £27,694 per annum (Pro rata for part time) (£21,371.00 - £22,063.00 per annum actual salary)

Location: Various schools across Nottingham and Derby

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

As a Mobile Cook Supervisor your main duties will be to deal with all aspects of day to day running of various school kitchens from planning to delivery. You will also be responsible for ensuring the cleanliness of the kitchen and equipment used.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working in a customer focussed environment
• Experience of cooking for large groups including the menu planning, ordering cooking and serving
• Ability to manage a team and deliver training and guidance
• Knowledge of Health and Safety guidelines and understanding COSHH procedures

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Nottingham Catering by telephone on 0115 8765432 or by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 25th September 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held:TBC

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