Assistant Cook

Witherslackgroup; Wheatley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a cook to prepare and serve nutritious meals in a school environment. The role involves planning varied menus while adhering to food safety requirements. Ideal candidates will have catering experience or the ability to cook at home, along with a friendly and dependable demeanor. This position offers comprehensive training, full school holidays, and a benefits package unique to the education sector.

Benefits

Comprehensive training

Full school holidays

Flexible benefits

Medical cover

High-street discounts

Beautiful working environments

Recommend a friend bonus

Qualifications

• Experience catering in a professional setting or competent home cook.
• Ideally have a basic Food Hygiene and Safety Certificate.
• Friendly, dependable, and hard working.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve nutritious food to students, staff, and visitors.
• Follow food hygiene and health safety rules.
• Plan varied menus considering dietary requirements.

Skills

Catering experience

Basic Food Hygiene and Safety Certificate

Hard working

Friendly and dependable

Job description

Being a cook in our school means being part of something big. You’ll be working at the heart of the school, preparing and serving tasty, nutritious food to our young people, staff and visitors

Get out what you put in

You’ll be expected to follow food hygiene rules and keep health and safety in mind, but the key is to create varied menus that encourage our young people to try new food. You’ll help plan meals, taking into account any specific dietary requirements.

One of the best environments in SEND

“Our idea is that every student who comes to us will soar. No matter what their past, this will be the school where they ‘lift off’ and rise to the heights we know they can achieve”.

Even the school’s logo, a bird soaring high, illustrates the aspiration for every pupil and upon joining each young person is encouraged to aim high and begin their journey to both academic and personal achievement. The school’s extensive grounds, highly resourced classrooms and vocational centre offers the perfect environment for young people to enjoy – and this was recently recognised by Ofsted with a rating of Good

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

Training: A full induction and on the job training

Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with full school holidays

Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefitshere

Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing
tools and advice including employee assistance

Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts

Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schoolshere

A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole-self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person we’re looking for
will:

Have experience catering in a professional setting, but if you’re a competent home cook we’d still like to hear from you

Ideally have a basic Food Hygiene and Safety Certificate

Be hard working, friendly and dependable

Interested in joining us?

At Witherslack Group, inclusion is part of who we are. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, valued and that they truly belong.

As a specialist provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs, we understand the importance of embracing individuality and championing difference- especially when it comes to neurodiversity. We celebrate diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and the unique strengths that each person brings to our community.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are proud to be recognised as an inclusive employer and are committed to making our recruitment and workplace practices inclusive and accessible. If you need any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process or in the workplace, we’ll be there every step of the way.

By building a diverse and inclusive team, we’re better able to support the children, young people and families we serve and ensure every member of our team can thrive, grow, and be their authentic self.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

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Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD