School Chef

Wigan Council; Wigan; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Wigan Council is looking for a School Chef to join their Local Kitchen team. This role entails overseeing food quality and safety, leading a team, and providing excellent service to children in schools. Enjoy a stable schedule without nights or weekends, perfect for work-life balance.

Benefits

Access to exclusive rewards and benefits

Flexible working patterns available

Qualifications

• Passionate about food and dedicated to service.
• Must have fantastic customer service skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for quality control of all food.
• Lead and supervise catering assistants.
• Order food from approved suppliers.

Skills

Customer Service

Flexibility

Leadership

Job description

P riority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

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St Stephen's CE Primary School, Manchester Road, Astley, M46 7BT

27.50 hours per week, term time working 38 weeks plus 6 days per year plus 14 hours staff engagement

Hindley Junior and Infant School, Argyle Street, Hindley, WN2 3PN

25 hours per week, term time working 38 weeks plus 6 days per year plus 14 hours staff engagement

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role:

Do you have a passion for working with Children in a school setting? If so, then this might be the opportunity for you! As a School Chef, you will work term time fixed hours and are not expected to work split shifts, nights or weekends; this is great for any childcare needs. You are responsible for the quality control of all food, H&S, food safety and COSHH. You will adhere to specific food preparation and standards, following a two-week rotating menu. You will lead and supervise catering assistants, assign work, and train your staff. You will order food from LK approved suppliers and rotate stock effectively. You will be appreciated and thanked every day by the children and play a vital role in many schools being able to operate as usual.

About you:

Are you passionate about food and dedicated to providing the best possible service? School Chefs need to be flexible, dynamic and be able to work with reduced kitchen staffing for ad-hoc periods. You must have fantastic customer service skills, be calm when working under pressure and promote a professional image which always mirrors the Team Wigan behaviours. School Chef ‘s are decisive Team Leaders who provide effective support to subordinates, ensuring Local Kitchen standards of food excellence are maintained when preparing, cooking, and serving high quality meals which energise and inspire school children.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

You will work for the Local Kitchen, Transport & Road Safety service. School Chefs are supported by multiple teams, these include:

• Local Kitchen Business Management team.
• Business Support team.
• Operations Team.

The Local Kitchen Business Management team manage food procurement and provide business and catering improvement guidance. The Business Support team are the central hub and manage the day-to-day staff allocation. The Operational team are here for your wellbeing! They organise training, aspects of H&S, deliver staff engagement sessions, support attendance, listen to your needs and provide advice and guidance where needed if we don’t know we’ll find out. LTRS is dedicated to innovation and continues to advance the service through trust and technology. No matter what the working day brings we’ve got you covered.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For further information, please contact Maria Hawkins at [e-mail]

Interview date: To Be Confirmed

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

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Created on 04/07/2025 by TN United Kingdom