School Cook

Witherslack Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Cook to join a leading educational organization in Bristol. This part-time role, starting June 2026, involves supervising a team, planning healthy menus, and ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have a Level 3 qualification in Food Safety and relevant culinary experience. It offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, aiming to make a significant impact on the lives of young people with special educational needs.

Benefits

Flexible benefits to adjust insurance

Full school holidays

Medical cover

Wellbeing tools and advice

Beautiful working environment

Recommendation bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Have a Level 3 qualification in Food Safety in Catering (or equivalent).
• Be organised and have the ability to plan menus.
• Have experience budgeting for each meal and ordering in bulk.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a skilled team and plan nutritious menus.
• Ensure the school meets food hygiene regulations and nutritional standards.
• Prepare and serve tasty nutritious food.

Skills

Culinary Experience

Food Handling

Food Preparation Experience

Sanitation

Knife Skills

Education

Level 3 qualification in Food Safety in Catering

Job description

Please note : The school is based in Yate Bristol and the role is scheduled to commence in June 2026.

24796 - 25583 excellent benefits (salary will be pro ratad)

Huge Small Victories

Being a cook in our school means being part of something big. Youll be working at the heart of the school preparing and serving tasty nutritious food to our young people staff and visitors

Get out what you put in

Youll supervise a skilled team and plan nutritious menus for our young people. Youll also need to make sure that the school meets food hygiene regulations and nutritional standards. Being a cook in charge at our schools means youll get to build fantastic relationships with all of our staff and young people by doing what you do best.

One of the best environments in SEND

Opening in September 2026 Frome Hall is a purpose built brand new state of the art Primary school. The school will cater for up to 50 pupils with a wide range of needs including autism and social emotional and mental health needs. This new exciting opportunity serves Bristol and the wider communities you are at the heart of its development. Our aim is to ensure that every pupil has an outstanding educational experience with individual pupil progress and care at the heart of what is offered.

What we do for you

We know youre going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us youll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people plus youll get :

• Training : A full induction and on the job training
• Holiday : Youll work hard at WG so youll be rewarded with full school holidays
• Flexible benefits : meaning you can increase / decrease benefits such as life insurance check out our benefits here
• Wellbeing : a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities check out our schools here
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a 1000 bonus every time

Bring your whole‑self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life diverse backgrounds and with different needs and our workforce reflects that diversity so that our teams can engage encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person were looking for will :

• Have a Level 3 qualification in Food Safety in Catering (or equivalent)
• Be organised and have the ability to plan menus
• Have experience budgeting for each meal and ordering in bulk

Interested in joining us

At Witherslack Group inclusion is part of who we are. Were committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected valued and that they truly belong.

As a specialist provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs we understand the importance of embracing individuality and championing difference – especially when it comes to neurodiversity. We celebrate diverse perspectives lived experiences and the unique strengths that each person brings to our community.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds identities and abilities. We are proud to be recognised as an inclusive employer and are committed to making our recruitment and workplace practices inclusive and accessible. If you need any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process or in the workplace well be there every step of the way.

By building a diverse and inclusive team were better able to support the children young people and families we serve and ensure every member of our team can thrive grow and be their authentic self.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

For a full job description and person specification please click here

To view our ex‑offenders policy please click here .

To view our Child Protection Policy please visit the Parents and Carers section of this School / Learning centre. You can find all our Schools here .

Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD

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Key Skills

• Culinary Experience
• Food Handling
• Restaurant Experience
• Food Preparation Experience
• Kitchen Experience
• Hotel Experience
• Taleo
• Cake Decorating
• Cooking
• Baking
• Sanitation
• Knife Skills

Employment Type : Part‑Time

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 24796 – 25583