Assistant Cook

Broadmayne First School

Assistant Cook (Job ref xs 2.5)

Part time / Term Time

Broadmayne First School is looking for an assistant cook to join our small, friendly team.

Duties will include assisting in the management of the kitchen, preparing and serving meals, and overseeing tasks undertaken by the Kitchen Assistant(s). This will be conducted in accordance with food handling and preparation regulations, ensuring safe and proper use of the kitchen/catering equipment and materials provided.

Our school is proud of our 5 star hygiene rating and are looking for someone who will help us keep to this high standard, taking responsibility for the cleanliness and organisation of our kitchen.

Main responsibilities and duties
● 1. To assist in the supervision, direction and training of Kitchen Assistants.
● 2. To assist in generating and processing all food orders, keeping all records and stock books, as required.
● 3. To assist in the preparation and serving of school meals.
● 4. To assist in the supervision of lunch time service
● 5. To maintain all areas of the kitchen and pieces of equipment, to necessary standards of kitchen hygiene
● 6. Wash up, as appropriate.
● 7. To prepare beverages and refreshments, as requested.
● 8. Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the school’s safeguarding and child protection policy.

There may be the possibility of extra hours available, for instance as part of the wrap- around care we offer - this can be discussed at interview.

Applicants should apply online at Dorset for You.

Broadmayne First School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

Closing Date: Tuesday 2nd January 2024.

Interview Date: Week commencing 15th January 2024.

Post start date: As soon as possible after this date.