School Assistant Cook
Job Type : Temporary, Full Time
Salary : £11.68/hour
School Assistant Cook
Ormskirk
Vision for Education are recruiting on behalf of a SEND school based in Ormskirk who are seeking to appoint a School Cook to wok on a Full Time basis (40 hours per week) in a mixed school with pupils aged from 5 – 19. This is a long term role with an immediate start and will continue until the end of the 2023 academic year.
This is an exciting new opportunity where you will help support our children in their daily lives, ensuring they are well fed, comfortable, and healthy as well as coaching our students who have an interest in pursuing cooking as an employability skill.
This is a great opportunity to work as part of a team committed to helping children with varied and complex needs. You will oversee all aspects of catering at school and ensuring that hygiene and safety protocols are implemented to the highest standards.
Our Cooks carry out an essential and role to provide meals required by the children and young people in our care. You will play an important part in the development of healthy habits and enjoyment of mealtimes for our learners. For many of our children, consistency is key, and our Schools Cooks take time to make sure everything is as it should be for a smooth lunchtime service and take pride in ensuring that hygiene and safety protocols are implemented to the highest standards.
Duties will include:
Plan menus for the school with reference to the dietary needs of the students
Undertake the ordering and monitoring of stocks by date rotation, portion control and quality and in accordance with the budgetary controls set
Set up and clean down the kitchen and cafe areas before and after day-to-day use
Ensure that necessary preparation is undertaken for the day/weekly demand/needs of the school
Be observant of the need to minimise waste
Provide suitable food to students with special dietary requirements
Check daily any visitor, staff and student meal time requirements
Personally observe all measures relating to Health and Safety, hygiene and food hygiene requirements
Report on any equipment or maintenance requirements
Prepare and place food orders and to deal with any enquiries and complaints to suppliers
Ensure that supplies are ordered and are properly checked on delivery and that invoices are accurate
Ensure all equipment and chemicals are used and handled correctly at all times, in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and COSHH Regulations
keep relevant records and reports accurate and up to date
Respond timely and with flexibility to urgent or last-minute staff/students requirements
Report any defeats, damage, theft, breakages or hazards to relevant staff immediately
The school
The school pride themselves on creating a secure and inclusive environment for the children they support, putting their needs at the centre of everything they do. The school benefits from a supportive senior leadership team and wider school community.
Requirements
To be considered for this position, you must:
Have experience working in a Culinary setting, ideally in a school or a setting where you have worked with children, young people or vulnerable adults.
Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.
About Vision for Education
Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.
Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Vision for Education offer
As a valued employee of Vision for Education you will receive:
Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.
How to apply
If you are a Cook and would like the challenge of working in a demanding and rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.
Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Vision for Education, please e-mail
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure we are fully compliant with Government guidance relating to social distancing, interviews with shortlisted candidates will take place by video call.
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