To be confirmed (On-Site)
Permanent
£13816.82 per annum
We Are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council, which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
Making A Difference as a Primary School Cook in the School Traded Services.
We have a vacancy for a Primary School Cook at Grange Valley Primary School.
The hours of work are 22.50 hours per week.
The main duties of the post are:
Controlling the day-to-day management of the school kitchen, to the systems and standards as laid down by the Catering Division.
Organising the work force, preparation, cooking and serving food to the highest possible standard, ordering supplies, controlling portion size, menu and product sampling.
Training staff in the use of equipment and materials, recording of all training, maintaining records and making routine returns to the catering division including simple profit and loss account and time sheets.
Working together with the Head teacher to promote the school meals service to parents and pupils.
Applicants will be required to have (or a willingness to work towards) an NVQ Level 2 Food Preparation and Cooking or City & Guilds 706/2. Being in receipt of a basic food hygiene certificate is also essential.
This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by contacting the Cleaning, Caretaking, SCP & Catering Office on 01744 671757 or 01744 671755.
Thank you for your interest in working for us.
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Leader. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation.
St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Leader. Disability Confident Leader lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.