Relief Mobile Cook

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; Ripon; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Travel between sites

No evenings or weekends

Mileage paid

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council in Ripon invites applications for a Relief Mobile Cook across our school kitchens. You will prepare, cook and serve nutritious meals, travel between sites, and support staff to maintain high standards of food safety. This role is term-time only, with no evenings or weekends, and offers mileage reimbursement and flexible hours.

Full driving license and access to a vehicle are required; prior kitchen experience is advantageous. Training will be provided on-site.

Qualifications

• Must have full driving license and access to a personal vehicle with business use insurance.
• Reliable and committed to delivering healthy, home-cooked meals.
• Able to travel between schools within Ripon and surrounding area.

Responsibilities

• Travel within the area as directed by area management.
• Lead and support the team to deliver an effective catering service to high standards of food safety.
• Prepare, cook and serve meals to students and staff; set up and clear dining areas; wash up.
• Oversee kitchen duties such as supervision of staff, ordering food, stock checking and administration.

Skills

Driving licence

Reliability

Job description

Love cooking?

Looking for flexible work that fits around your lifestyle, family commitments, travelplansor another job?

Join our friendly school catering team and help create nutritious, home-cooked meals that support children's health, wellbeing and learning every day.

We are currently recruiting a Relief Mobile Cook to join our team at various schools in the Ripon and surrounding area school kitchens, catering for a varied number of meals per day, depending on the school’s requirements.

Whetheryou’relooking for regular work,additionalincome alongside another role, or greater flexibility in your schedule, this position offers opportunities to work across our network of schools, with shifts offered according to service requirements.

Why Apply?

• Flexible work that fits around your lifestyle
• Freedom to travel when you choose, not just during school holidays
• Ideal alongside another part-time job
• No evenings or weekends
• Regular overtime opportunities
• Mileage paid for travel between schools
• Opportunity to make a difference in local schools every day

For full details, please see our total rewards brochure

About Us

We have an opportunity to join our award-winning NYES Management Catering Team, where you will be providing tasty, nutritious, home-cooked meals made from locally sourced fresh produce. We are a 'fresh food' organisation encouraging children and young people to choose nutritious meals. We are proud to offer a wide choice of healthy options to our children, encouraging them to eat well and fuelling their appetite for learning.

About the Role

• As a Relief Mobile Cook your role will require you to lead and support the team to deliver an effective catering service operating to the highest standards of food safety.
• Your role will require you to prepare, cook and serve meals to students and staff, setting up and clearing away the dining hall, washing up, as well as other kitchen management duties such as supervision of staff, ordering food, stock taking and administration.
• Your role will require you to travel within the area as directed by the area management team.
• Full driving license and use of a personal vehicle with business use insurance are required.
• As a valued member of our hardworking team, you will be dependable and committed to providing healthy wholesome dishes,typically working between 9:00 am and 1.30pmdepending on the site which you would be covering. Full on-site training will be conducted.
• No weekend work! You will work in term time only. For this you will be paid£13.92- £14.59 per hourplus mileage (55p per mile) and travel time from your base school.

Contact Details:

If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Anne Marie Kaye (Area Manager) on 07815994164 or [e-mail]

Key Documents:

Job description

Total rewards | North Yorkshire Council

Key Dates:

Closing Date:04 October 2026

Company: North Yorkshire Council

Salary: £13.92 to £14.59 per hour

Location: Ripon, North Yorkshire

Sector: Leisure and Culture

Sector: Events

Job Role: Specialist