Cook

Ktpws; Irvine; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Irvine is seeking a Cook to assist in providing a quality catering service. As a Cook, you will prepare and serve meals while adhering to food safety and nutritional guidelines. The role requires leadership skills, the ability to work under pressure, and flexibility with work hours. Successful candidates must hold an Elementary REHIS certificate and will undergo PVG checks. This position is term-time only and starts after successful checks.

Qualifications

• Ability to cook and bake meals.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in a kitchen setting.
• Familiarity with food safety and nutritional guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and serving meals.
• Ensure quality catering service is provided.
• Flexibility with start and finish times as needed.

Skills

Cooking and baking

Leadership skills

Ability to work under pressure

Food safety knowledge

Education

Elementary REHIS or equivalent

Job description

Location:: Elderbank Primary School and Nursery, St Kilda Bank, Broomlands, Irvine, KA11 1LA## Job Summary**We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.****We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process - for more information click**Reporting to the Catering Supervisor you will assist in the provision of a quality catering service by preparing and serving meals. As a cook, you must have the ability to cook and bake, show leadership skills, work under pressure and operate within food safety and nutritional guidelines. Flexibility regarding start & finish times, to suit the needs on the service, would be desirable. This post is Term Time. Start date is subject to PVG and Occupational Health Checks. Applicants must hold elementary REHIS, or equivalent. Please note if successful in gaining an interview, you will invited to a skills test which requires you to cook and prepare meals.**For more details see the attached Role Profile below.**## Staff Values & BehavioursNorth Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the . ## Additional Information**References**For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.**PVG (Children)**This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted from your salary following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit . For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit .Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.**Our Workstyles**As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:**In Building** – More than 90% of time spent primarily at a single base or location.This post has been allocated the workstyle: In BuildingMore information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide - . If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.