School Cook

2 weeks ago

Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom Acorn Education and Care Full time

Full Job Description:

_How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four?_

_ Our colleagues' wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we're always looking for new ways to improve everyone's work/life balance. We're taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent)._

_ If the trial is a success, we'll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group - so there's never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG_

Job Title:
School Cook

Location:
Oak Tree School, Truro

Salary:
£19,000 per annum

Hours:35 hours per week; Mon/Wed/Fri 7.30am - 2.30pm and Tues/Thurs 7am - 2pm

Contract:
Permanent, Term time only

Can you enrich the lives of children as a school cook?


With the growth of our school, we have an exciting opportunity for an established cook/developing cook who is wanting to develop their career in both their area of expertise and broaden their work skills to developing and enriching the minds of our students in this field.


About the role
We are looking for a school cook to join our new team at Oak Tree School.

This is an exciting opportunity where you will help support our children in their daily lives, ensuring they are well fed and offering a variety of food to suit individual needs and requirements.


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, in particular the breakfast and lunch-time meal for pupils and colleagues and a mid-morning snack, in addition to 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.

Quality is always top of our agenda and we pride ourselves on the quality of what we do.


We are looking for a School Cook who shares our vision to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK, to be happy and to make their way in the world.


Responsibilities:

  • To plan menus for the school with reference to the dietary needs of the students
  • To undertake the ordering and monitoring of stocks by date rotation, portion control and quality and in accordance with the budgetary controls set
  • To set up and clean down the kitchen and eating areas before and after daytoday use
  • To ensure that necessary preparation is undertaken for the day/weekly demand/needs of the School
  • To be observant of the need to minimise waste
  • To provide suitable food to students and staff with special dietary requirements
  • Check daily any visitor, staff and student mealtime requirements
  • To personally observe all measures relating to Health and Safety, hygiene and food hygiene requirements
  • To report on any equipment or maintenance requirements
  • To prepare and place food orders and to deal with any enquiries and complaints to suppliers
  • To ensure that supplies are ordered and are properly checked on delivery and that invoices are accurate
  • To ensure all equipment and chemicals are used and handled correctly at all times, in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and COSHH Regulations
  • To keep relevant records and reports accurate and up to date
  • To respond timely and with flexibility to urgent or lastminute staff/students' requirements
  • To report any defeats, damage, theft, breakages or hazards to relevant staff immediately
  • Work with students as a job coach helping them gain work, practical and independence skills
  • To assist teachers to deliver lessons as necessary

About us
Oak Tree School is a specialist provision positioned near the city of Truro in Cornwall.

The school provides full-time specialist co-education for up to 65 children and young people aged 7 to 16 who experience social, emotional, mental health, communication difficulties and associated challenging behaviours.

These children and young people often cannot cope, function or achieve within a mainstream environment.

The aim is to provide a structured, nurturing approach, with pupils accessing a broad, balanced and engaging curriculum to meet their significant needs.


We are part of Acorn Education and Care and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.


Acorn Education & Care is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable children and young people.

As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in

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