School Cook - Term Time, 8am-3pm Weekdays

Sodexo Group; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health & wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing app access with 24hr virtual

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Salary Finance and financial benefits

Retirement Plan

Death in Service benefit

Learning and development tools

Cycle to Work Scheme

Volunteering opportunities

Flexible and dynamic work environment

Full training and uniform supplied

Job summary

Sodexo at Covering a School in Worcester is seeking a Cook to support the Cook Manager in delivering meals to school standards. You will prepare, cook and present food for breakfast, lunch and events while adhering to food safety, allergen and HACCP regulations.

You will train catering staff and ensure high service standards in a busy kitchen. You should excel under pressure, handle fresh ingredients, and follow recipes precisely, with a positive, professional approach and a commitment to safety

Qualifications

• Hands-on cooking experience and food hygiene training.
• Experience cooking on a large scale (100–1300 students).
• Ability to follow recipes and work with fresh produce.
• Understand health and safety procedures and food handling basics.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, present and serve food to company standards across meals.
• Adhere to Food Safety, Health & Safety, Allergen, COSHH and HACCP regs.
• Carry out catering staff training.
• Ensure counters and food are presented to company standards.
• Portion dishes according to business needs.
• Complete daily/weekly cleaning of preparation and storage areas and waste removal.
• Deliver high standards in customer service and cleanliness.

Skills

Cooking

Food Hygiene

Health & Safety

Large-scale cooking

Recipe following

Fresh produce handling

Work under pressure

Food handling certification

Professional attitude

Job description

Sodexo at Covering a School in Worcester is seeking a Cook to support the Cook Manager in delivering meals to school standards. You will prepare, cook and present food for breakfast, lunch and events while adhering to food safety, allergen and HACCP regulations.

You will train catering staff and ensure high service standards in a busy kitchen. You should excel under pressure, handle fresh ingredients, and follow recipes precisely, with a positive, professional approach and a commitment to safety