School Cook

Randstad Construction & Property Engineering; Knottingley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a School Cook for temporary cover in Knottingley. The role involves preparing nutritious meals for children, maintaining kitchen hygiene, and ensuring efficient meal service. Ideal candidates will have experience in a high-volume catering environment and an Enhanced DBS check. This position offers sociable daytime hours and an immediate start for 4 weeks.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook in a school or similar environment.
• Essential Enhanced DBS check.
• Reliable and punctual with immediate availability.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook a variety of meals per school menus.
• Ensure adherence to food safety and hygiene standards.
• Assist with stock management and deliveries.
• Maintain a clean and organized kitchen.
• Work efficiently to strict schedules.
• Collaborate with kitchen staff for high-quality service.

Skills

Experience in high-volume catering

Food safety compliance

Time management

Education

Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene Certificate

Job description

School Cook (Temporary Cover)

Location: Knottingley

Pay: £15 per hour

Hours: 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Monday to Friday

Contract: Temporary

ASAP start for 4 weeks

We are seeking a School Cook to provide temporary cover for a school kitchen. This is an immediate start role for approximately 2-4 weeks.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about preparing and serving nutritious, delicious, and healthy meals for children and staff in a busy school environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing and cooking a variety of fresh meals in line with school menus and dietary requirements.
• Ensuring all food preparation and storage adheres to strict food safety and hygiene standards.
• Assisting with stock management, including accepting deliveries and rotating stock.
• Maintaining a clean, safe, and organised kitchen environment.
• Working efficiently to a strict schedule to ensure meals are ready on time for service.
• Collaborating with other kitchen staff to deliver a high-quality service.

Requirements:

• Previous experience as a cook in a school, care home, or similar high-volume catering environment.
• A valid Enhanced DBS check is essential.
• A Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene Certificate is highly desirable.
• Reliable, punctual, and able to start immediately.

This is a fantastic opportunity to secure immediate work in a supportive and friendly team, with sociable, daytime hours.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.