Senior Cook

Hull City Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS Pension

Competitive salary

23 days annual leave + public holidays

Career development opportunities

Supportive culture

Job summary

Hull City Council is seeking a Senior Cook (Adults) on a 30-hour per week pro rata basis. The role is permanent and reports to the Area Catering Manager, ensuring a customer-focused catering service with compliance to nutritional standards.

The post involves managing food production, leading a catering team, and upholding food hygiene and health & safety legislation while delivering high‑quality service to customers.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering catering services to adults
• Awareness of nutrition standards and government guidelines
• Ability to lead and develop a catering team
• Knowledge of food hygiene and health & safety legislation
• Experience in managing stock, procurement and costs.

Responsibilities

• Promote and safeguard welfare of vulnerable adults
• Develop the service in line with management and government guidelines
• Lead food production and service ensuring high quality and compliance
• Manage and develop a customer-focused workforce
• Maintain safe, hygienic working environment per legislation and policies
• Order goods and manage stock levels cost-effectively
• Contribute to development of Hull Catering to meet customer needs
• Ensure staffing levels meet demand and are cost-effective
• Develop staff through induction and development interviews
• Attend meetings and training to advance service objectives
• Collaborate with Area Managers and customers to meet needs
• Adhere to Health and Safety policies and council procedures

Skills

Customer focused service

Leadership

Food hygiene awareness

Nutrition standards

Cost control

Job description

Number of Vacancies: 1 Time Type: Part time Worker Type: Regular Proposed Interview Date: Monday, October 5, 2026 Hours of Work: 30 Hiring Manager: Ian Mills Contact Number: 01482 614548

Job Description Summary

Senior Cook - Grade 4 - Pro Rata Salary £20,742 - £21,407 This is a Part Time, Permanent position for 30 hours. Proposed interview date: Week commencing 5th October 2026.

ROLE AND PURPOSE

This post exists to ensure the delivery of a customer focused, effectively managed catering service. The post holder will ensure the service is provided in an effective and efficient manner with the support of a focused and motivated catering team. The compliance with nutritional standards is an important part of the service delivery the post will therefore require creative and imaginative skills to meet the required levels of compliance and customer satisfaction. The post is directly accountable to the nominated Area Catering Manager.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• 1. To promote and safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults
• 2. To develop the service in line with management and Government guidelines
• 3. Manage the food production/service in line with food hygiene and Health & Safety legislation whilst at the same time delivering a high quality service to customers
• 4. To lead, develop and support a customer focused workforce.
• 5. Maintain an organised, safe and hygienic working environment in accordance with current legislation and corporate polices.
• 6. Order goods, supplies and services from nominated supplies in accordance with departmental procedures.
• 7. Manage stock levels to meet service requirements in a cost effective manner.
• 8. Contribute to the development of Hull Catering to meet changing customer need.
• 9. Ensure that staffing levels are sufficiently organised to meet customer demand and are cost effective.
• 10. Develop and train employees though induction, achievement and development interviews
• 11. To attend unit meetings/training courses as required maintaining and advancing service provision in line with catering unit’s objectives.
• 12. To meet and work with Area Managers, Service Managers and customers to ensure customers’ needs are supplied.
• 13. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council. In addition to the Councils overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Council’s Corporate H&S policy.

NC4706.Senior Cook (Adults).docx Compensation Grades: GRADES 4. Pay Ranges: £25,583.00 - £26,403.00 Job Classifications: 3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), 6- Enhanced (Adult Workforce) - (Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post)

Benefits of Working of Hull City Council

• - A competitive salary
• - An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• - Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
• - Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
• - Supportive and forward-thinking culture
• - Great career development opportunities

We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage. We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required. The Council is committed safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. Online searches, including social media, may be carried out as part of the recruitment process. By joining our team you will be making a tangible difference to the lives of people in Hull. Working with people who are as passionate about our place and public services as you are.

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