School Kitchen Lead - Career-Graded Chef; Flexible Working

Shetland Islands Council; Brae; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

The Head Cook role with Shetland Islands Council is based at Brae High School, Brae, Shetland, and leads a large kitchen and catering service for the school. You will supervise staff, plan menus, and ensure food safety and nutrition standards are followed.

This part-time term-time post covers 35 hours per week across 39 weeks per year with pro-rata holidays, and includes a Distant Islands Allowance of £1.5523 per hour.

Qualifications

• Duties include skilled cooking across the full range of meals.
• Menu planning to meet Nutritional Standards set by the authority.
• Food preparation, dietary meals and meals on wheels where required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cooking activities for the full range of school meals.
• Plan menus and ensure compliance with nutritional standards.
• Manage food preparation, budgeting, portion control and stock control.

Job description

The Head Cook role with Shetland Islands Council is based at Brae High School, Brae, Shetland, and leads a large kitchen and catering service for the school. You will supervise staff, plan menus, and ensure food safety and nutrition standards are followed.

This part-time term-time post covers 35 hours per week across 39 weeks per year with pro-rata holidays, and includes a Distant Islands Allowance of £1.5523 per hour.