School Cook/chef
1 day ago
**Improve your work/life balance without losing a penny**
**Job role:
- School Cook/Chef**
**Location:
- Meadowcroft - The Hub, Wakefield, West Yorkshire**
**Hours:
- 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday 6.00am to 2.00pm**
**Salary:
- £18,286 per annum (£10.25 p/h)**
**Contract:
- Permanent, Term Time only**
Are you a School Cook/Chef committed to improving the lives of children and young people?We are looking for a School Cook/Chef to join our fantastic team at Meadowcroft - The Hub, Wakefield.
The main purpose of this role is to prepare, cook and serve in excess of 100 main meals and desserts in our busy school kitchens and dining rooms. It is essential that the meals are presented to the highest standards and delivered on time at the correcttemperature to the appropriate school sites. The post holder will assist the Catering Manager with all relevant paperwork, ordering, menu planning and will also deputise in the event of their absence. Help to ensure that our customers are satisfied with ourservice, being friendly and helpful at all times. This is a physically demanding job which involves heavy lifting and long periods of standing in a hot, fast paced environment. You will need to be able to work from your own initiative supporting colleagueswhere appropriate.
Experience
- Two years’ experience in a similar environment
- NVQ level 2 professional food cookery
- Level 2 food safety certificate (minimum)
- Full driving license
**About us**
Meadowcroft is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 19, catering for children with a wide range of needs across 3 sites in Wakefield. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils
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 setting and delivering new approaches thatprovide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
**Why join Acorn Education & Care?**
**Benefits**
**Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including**:
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
**And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including**:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
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