School Cook
£24,027 - £24,790 + Excellent benefits
Huge Small Victories
Being a cook in our school means being part of something big. You’ll be working at the heart of the school, preparing and serving tasty, nutritious food to our young people, staff and visitors
Get out what you put in
You’ll supervise a skilled team and plan nutritious menus for our young people. You’ll also need to make sure that the school meets food hygiene regulations and nutritional standards. Being a cook in charge at our schools means you’ll get to build fantastic relationships with all of our staff and young people, by doing what you do best.
One of the best environments in SEND
Millcourt School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education, based in Shelf, Yorkshire. The school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, alongside a range of other associated conditions.
The refurbished historic mill building has become a thriving and engaging educational environment. Pupils who have often had a background of multiple school placements are now part of a school that simply ‘gets them’ and is committed to working with them to achieve and succeed.
What we do for you
We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:
1. Training : A full induction and on the job training
2. Holiday : You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with full school holidays
3. Flexible benefits : meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits
4. Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
5. Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
6. Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schools
7. A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time
Bring your whole-self to work
Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our
young people to be themselves. The kind of person we’re looking for will:
8. Have a Level 3 qualification in Food Safety in Catering (or equivalent)
9. Be organised and have the ability to plan menus
10. Have experience budgeting for each meal and ordering in bulk
Interested in joining us?
Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.
The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the
community.
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Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD