Cook in Charge

We are recruiting a Cook in Charge at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 22.50
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Term Time Only (38 weeks)
Location: Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed

Team: Catering

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.

We pay an attractive salary of £14,903 - £16,166 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

Would you like to be part of our awarding winning catering team, that promotes a warm atmosphere where people are respected as individuals and can make a difference to people’s lives?

Are you looking for work in a kitchen within a school environment? Are you energetic, caring, punctual and reliable? Enjoy preparing and serving food?

The post is permanent, part time, term time only.

The purpose of the role is to provide a catering service within Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed, the successful candidate may be required to work at other locations throughout the Caerphilly Borough.

To supervise others in the workplace, working within the guidelines set out by Caerphilly Catering Services to ensure correct performance standards are achieved. The successful candidate will have to possess excellent staff management skills.

The successful candidate will be working under the supervision of the supervisor / manager in providing the catering service observing all food hygiene and health and safety regulations.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A Level 2 Certificate in Food Safety.
• The ability to work precisely and effectively under pressure and to deadlines and have a strong sense of purpose.
• Experience of large scale catering.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Cheryl Gittins on 07717 827146 or email gittic@caerphilly.gov.uk / Corrine Harris on 07713 092807 or email harric1@caerphilly.gov.uk.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.