School Cook

**School Cook**

**Newbury, RG14**

**Hours of work: 25 hours per week - (term time only)**
- _Are you a cook looking for that work life balance that doesn’t include late nights and weekends?_
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment and love the thought of working in a School?

If this sounds like you then we would love to hear from you

Following the success and local demand for our services, we are delighted to announce that we will be opening a secondary school located in Newbury, West Berkshire, you will join us within **Amegreen Education**, which encompasses our Alternative Learning Farm provisions situated across rural West Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

Across our network of Alternative learning provisions, Therapy Centre and Children’s homes, our dedicated and experienced school staff work in collaboration with specialist teams of professionals to enable every young person to explore and develop their own unique talents. We enable possibilities and opportunities through our variety of services along with the stability of a school placement.

**The Role**:
We are recruiting a school cook to work within the kitchen of a newly refurbished school. You would be preparing meals and supporting the diets of children who have additional needs, such as Autism, ADHD, Trauma, and specific Learning difficulties.

This role will involve working on with the Headteacher to plan and create meals for children with dietary and sensory requirements.

You will be supported as well as have the chance of being enrolled in in many professional development training courses.

**About you**:

- Ideally have experience working in school environment
- Confident working in a busy kitchen
- Experience in producing food of a high quality
- A current **level 2 Food Hygiene and Allergen** certificate
- Worked in an environment with children with additional needs

**Our benefits**:

- Health Cash Plan - claim back from healthcare and wellbeing appointments such as dentists, opticians, sports massages plus many more.
- Company pension
- Sick pay (after probationary period)
- Refer a friend payment scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Casual dress code
- Private use of company caravan (when not in use for our children)
- Blue Light Card, this offers amazing discounts on, family days out, holidays, cinema trips, retail stores plus more
- We want to support you with your career; therefore, we’ll give you the support you need to progress and develop your skills.

**Equality and Diversity**:
Amegreen is committed to being an organisation that allows people to be their authentic selves in a safe and inclusive environment.

**Safeguarding and GDPR**:
Adherence to Safeguarding and GDPR requirements and training on these policies and processes is mandatory for all employees. All employees are expected to understand and promote effective Safeguarding and GDPR practices in all aspects of their employment with Amegreen Children’s Services.