Relief Mobile Cook

Applefields School; Ripon; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Mileage reimbursement

Green car scheme

Childcare vouchers

Home technology scheme

Job summary

NYES Management Catering is hiring a Relief Mobile Cook to support multiple school kitchens in the Ripon area. You will prepare, cook and serve meals, lead dining operations, and travel between sites as required.

The role is term-time only with hours roughly between 9:00 am and 1:30 pm, requiring a full driving license and business-use insurance. DBS Enhanced disclosure is required and mileage is reimbursed.

Qualifications

• DBS Disclosure required for appointment.
• Full driving license and use of a personal vehicle with business use insurance.
• Term-time only position with travel within the area.

Responsibilities

• 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; supervise staff where needed.
• Travel within the Ripon area as directed by area management.
• Manage orders, stock, and administration as part of kitchen operations.

Skills

Team leadership

Cooking

Food safety

Food preparation

Travel between sites

Job description

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.

What can we offer you?

• Competitive rate of pay
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to a range of benefits and discounts including green car scheme, childcare vouchers, and home technology scheme.

See the Total Rewards Brochure below for even more benefits.

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 milage (55p per mile) and travel time from your base school.

Closing Date:13 September 2026
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Venue for Interview: To be confirmed

***DBS***

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

NYC is committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Council’s purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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