Are you passionate about great food and making a difference every day? As one of our Assistant Cooks, you’ll use your cooking skills to help prepare daily fresh, nutritious meals that children look forward to. You’ll use your cooking skills and food safety knowledge to deliver high standards Location: Portsmouth High School, Kent Road, Southsea, Hampshire Required From: ASAP Contract Term: Permanent Hours: 30 hours per week, term time only plus 60 hours throughout the year Salary: GDST Regional Support Grade 2 (£26,088 pa pro rata ie: £18,214 pa) Portsmouth High School has a vacancy for a permanent assistant cook to join our school catering team. This role will be from 7:30am to 2:00pm Monday to Friday during term time. In addition, there is a requirement to work 60 hours throughout the year to cover occasional evening and weekend working to support school events; to support deep cleaning ahead of the start of each term; staff training and planning during school holidays. The successful candidate will help deliver the School’s aims and objectives by preparing attractive, healthy, varied meals for students, staff and visitors. Health and Safety compliance is an integral part of the role so you will have knowledge of the relevant food safety and allergen considerations. As well as a daily lunch provision, you will be responsible for preparing break food and canapes and refreshments for after school functions throughout the school year. Portsmouth High School is a dynamic place to work, offering a range of career opportunities and benefits and is committed to staff wellbeing. The School is part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) which is the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools. Benefits We offer a variety of benefits, such as: Competitive salaries Access to professional development opportunities Flexible Pension Plan Free life assurance benefit A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans A Cycle to Work scheme Competitive terms and conditions of employment Applications The closing date for applications is midday on Monday 23 March 2026. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Interview date: Tuesday 31 March 2026 tbc .