Cook

Impact Food Group; Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering service provider is seeking a Cook to join their team at The Lacon Childe School in Kidderminster. In this role, you will assist the Chef Manager with meal preparation for over 200 students, ensuring a clean and friendly kitchen environment. Enjoy a Monday to Friday schedule with 32.5 work hours per week during term time, earning £13.50 per hour. Join us to make a positive impact on children's dining experiences and grow your culinary career with free qualifications and a staff discount scheme.

Benefits

Free qualifications

Career development opportunities

Staff discount scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and cooking in a kitchen setting.
• Ability to work with a team and communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of food hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist the onsite Chef Manager in meal preparation.
• Cook for a large number of students using seasonal ingredients.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and dining areas.

Skills

Preparation of main meals

Using fresh seasonal ingredients

Counter service skills

Job description

Are you looking for that next step in your career, then you’ve come to the right place!

Impact Food Group is made up of 3 brands, Innovate, Cucina and Chapter One, we specialise in providing an exceptional catering service to the education sector and are Catey award winning!

We are looking for People who are devoted to great service, fantastic food, and making a positive impact.

About the role

Job Title: Cook

School Location: The Lacon Childe School, Kidderminster, DY14 8PE

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: 7am-2pm (32.5hours per week)

Working Weeks: 39 weeks per year (term time plus inset days)

Pay Details: £13.50 per Hour

What will I be doing?

• Assisting the onsite Chef Manager with the preparation of the main meals and snacks for the site
• Working usingfresh seasonal ingredients cooking for a volume of (200+)
• May include some counter service / till work
• Keeping the kitchen and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state at all times.

We’renot going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing: awesome people to help us feedmorechildren better food.

We’reopen to people from all industry backgrounds, in fact, we pride ourselves on having restaurant-quality chefs in oursecondaryschools.We’renot in the business of making school food,we’rehere to makegoodfood, after all, that’s why our clientsandcustomers love us!

So maybe you fancy having your weekends back, school holidays off, no more late nights and split shifts?

We’llgive you a place to grow and a career to be proud of. Our chefs love building rapport with the students and helpingthemexplore different cuisines, with us,you’llbe building the foundations of a positive attitude to food for life.

There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be had andwe’vegot a staffdiscount scheme (at over850 retailers!)

If you thinkyou’vegot what it takes,we’dlove to hear from you!

A trade test will be required for this role.

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are requiredtoundergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG supply the cost for.

We area committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail withinyourapplication. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.