School Cook

Stockportschool; Stockport; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school in Stockport is looking for a dedicated School Cook to manage catering operations. This role involves preparing high-quality meals, overseeing kitchen staff, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The successful candidate will play a critical role in the school's catering success and contribute to its future growth.

Qualifications

• Dedicated and committed professional.
• Experience in catering and food preparation.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, Hygiene, and Food standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead in-house catering provision and prepare food.
• Assist in organizing and managing catering operations.
• Maintain kitchen and dining areas to required standards.

Skills

Commitment to high standards

Leadership

Organizational skills

Job description

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding practitioner to the post of School Cook working 32.5 hours per week (term time plus 6 days), starting at 7.30am to 2.30pm (Monday to Friday with a 30 minute unpaid break each day).

The successful candidate will be a dedicated and committed professional who under the line management of the Catering Manager, will be responsible for helping to lead the in-house catering provision for the school, and preparing, cooking and presenting food which meets the school high standards and according to the Catering Manager’s direction.

This will include providing assistance to the Catering Manager in organising and managing the provision of catering and hospitality throughout the school, overseeing the preparation, cooking and service of food. This will also involve a supportive responsibility for planning, operating and controlling the production and service of food related duties setting out programmes of work and supervising the catering staff to ensure outlets are suitably resourced to meet customer expectations and service standards.

In addition, the successful candidate will have a responsibility to support the Catering Manager in the maintenance of all kitchen and dining areas to the required standard in line with Health and Safety, Hygiene and Food standards.

The appointment to this key role is critical to the current and future success of the school and as such this appointment is of immense importance to us as a team and as a school.

If you are interested in applying to take on an important role with responsibility for our catering operations, and to help us to continue our drive for further success as a school, then I would be pleased to receive an application from you.

The closing date for applications is 9.00am onMonday, 19th May 2025, although the school reserves the right to close the deadline sooner dependent upon applications.

The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance by the DBS.