. This role does not offer sponsorship
Red Kite School is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic School Cook to join our team. This role is key to providing nutritious, high-quality meals while maintaining a safe, welcoming, and hygienic environment for pupils, staff, and visitors.
About the Role
As School Cook, you will lead our kitchen team and ensure that all pupils and staff enjoy balanced, delicious meals. You will combine creativity, organisation, and leadership to support the health and wellbeing of everyone at the school.
Key Responsibilities
1. Plan and prepare nutritious menus that meet pupils’ dietary needs, including special requirements
2. Supervise and manage kitchen staff to ensure smooth daily operations
3. Monitor stocks, maintain portion control, and manage resources efficiently within budget
4. Set up and clean down kitchen areas before and after use, maintaining hygiene and safety standards
5. Minimise food waste through careful planning and preparation
6. Ensure all meals comply with food safety regulations
Who We’re Looking For
7. Experienced and skilled in preparing nutritious meals in a school or similar environment
8. Strong leadership and organisational skills
9. Committed to maintaining high standards of hygiene and food safety
10. Creative, reliable, and enthusiastic with a passion for supporting pupils’ wellbeing
If you are passionate about food, nutrition, and supporting young people’s wellbeing, we would love to hear from you. Join Red Kite School from November 2025 and make a real difference to daily school life.
About Us
Red Kite is a brand-new independent special educational needs school which will cater for up to 60 pupils with social and emotional health needs.
The school is based in the beautiful market town Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire. This is an exciting opportunity for anybody who wants to be a part of the successful development of a brand-new setting and make a difference to education of our pupils.
Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why join Acorn Education?
We place the outcomes of the pupils 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.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
11. Life Assurance
12. Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
13. “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:
14. A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
15. 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
16. Cycle to Work Schemes
17. Electric Car Purchase Scheme
18. Critical illness cover
19. Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales
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