Mobile Cook-in-Charge

Llyw; Caernarfon; On-site; GBP 11,000 - GBP 13,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council in Caernarfon is looking for a Mobile Cook-in-Charge to oversee food preparation in schools. The role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety, supervising kitchen staff, and managing food production. Candidates must possess a basic food hygiene certification and have experience in a commercial kitchen. The position is temporary, part-time (20 hours), and covers term-time duties, offering a salary range of £11,947 - £12,733 per year.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial kitchen similar to a school kitchen is essential.
• Basic food hygiene certification is required.
• Willingness to learn or develop Welsh language skills within a reasonable timescale.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, supervise, and organize food production and service in a kitchen.
• Manage menu planning, ordering food, and allocating duties to staff.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety and Food Safety regulations.

Skills

Teamwork

Food hygiene

Healthy food knowledge

Education

Basic food hygiene certification

Nutrition and diet qualification

Job description

Mobile Cook-in-Charge - Ardal Meirionnydd

£11,947 - £12,733 a year | Temporary

Reference: 25-30030-H4 Job title: Mobile Cook-in-Charge - Ardal Meirionnydd Directorate: Education Service: Ancillary Services Closing date: 10/02/2026 10:00 Job type/Hours: Temporaryyear| 20 Hour Salary: £11,947 - £12,733 a year Pay Scale: GS4 Term time job: 39 Weeks Location(s): See Job Advertisement

Details

Job Advertisement

Wanted as soon as possibleMobile Cook-in-ChargeMeirionnydd AreaGwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on thisInformation PackGwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.We are eager to consider applications from individuals who, possibly, do not currently reach the language level of the post, but the successful applicant would be required to commit to either learn, or develop language skills to the required level within a reasonable timescale. The Council will provide support to achieve this.For further information about this post please contactGwyneth Hughes on 07766990313 or by email:[e-mail] forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SHTel: 01286 679076E-Mail: [e-mail] DATE: 10:00 AM,10/02/2026The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate.If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.

Person Specification

Personal attributesEssentialTo be able to work as part of a team (School team and kitchen team)No history of food related illness (ref page D-7 Kitchen Manual – Pre-employment questionnaire)Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young peopleDesirableSelf motivated, happy disposition.Knowledge of healthy food and nutritionTo be sociable and treat people with respectOf clean and tidy appearanceGood personal hygieneQualifications and relevant trainingEssentialBasic food hygieneNutrition and diet qualification or complete a level 2 course within 3 months of employment.Full driving licenceCar owner and prepared to use own car for work (Business use on Car Insurance)DesirableStaff supervisor qualificationsCraft cooking qualificationTraining in food production skillsTraining in food service skills.Training in Health and Safety, e.g. moving and handling or first aid.Training in selling skills.Relevant experienceEssentialCooking in a commercial kitchen or kitchen similar to a school kitchenDesirableExperience of being employed in a food production environmentMenu planning, ordering food and writing recipesRecording and reporting catering costsQuality assurance systemsSkills and specialist knowledgeEssentialTaking part in group work and effectively communicating in a groupDesirableGood interpersonal skillsGood communication skillsMarketing food businessLanguage requirementsListening and Speaking - EntryAble to pronounce the names of places and people correctly.Able to follow instructions and understand simple conversation through the medium of Welsh and English on familiar matters and respond to simple requests for informationReading and Understanding - EntryAble to read and understand short and simple letters, e-mails, leaflets, and signs in Welsh and English on familiar everyday issues, in order to convey them to someone else.Writing - EntryAble to write a simple message requesting or giving information about familiar everyday issues in the workplace.

Job Description

Purpose of the post•Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.•To go to kitchens at short notice because of the absence of the Cook in Charge. To prepare, supervise and organise food production and service in a kitchen. Occasionally assist with functions and provide kitchen staff one to one training.•This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Responsibility for functions•Staff•EquipmentMain duties•Provide food – to include menu planning, ordering food, managing food quantities, prepare and cook food.•Comply with Health and Safety requirements and Food Safety that affects staff and other persons who may be using, visiting the site.•Ensure that good work practices are used by all Catering Staff and that the requirements of any relevant statutory provisions and Gwynedd Council Policies are met.•Arrange and supervise the food service including serving the food.•Supervise kitchen staff. Allocate duties, organise work and provide training.•Ensure that every member of kitchen staff receives Health and Safety and Food Safety Induction Training before they begin to work.•Supervise and manage kitchen hygiene, health and safety.•Security of the kitchen and the kitchen area by locking and unlocking the kitchen.•Ensure kitchen equipment is repaired and maintained.•Administrative duties such as ordering supplies, recording food stock, completing monthly fact sheets, confirming daily events are recorded in the cook’s log.•Prepare food and serve food at special functions.•Any other duties following a reasonable request.•Responsibility for self-development.•Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.•Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.•Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.•Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.•Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.•Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.Special circumstances•There will be a need to prepare food outside normal hours of work e.g. In Service Training days.•There is an expectation on the post holder to co-operate with the emergency planning arrangement for Gwynedd Council, to open the kitchen and provide food for people in an emergency and to move to other kitchens where help is required in an emergency.•To work in kitchens when Cooks are absent, or where there is a vacant post for the period of the absence or vacancy.