Job location: Busbridge Infant School. Hours: 25 hours per week, 38.4 weeks per year (term time only). Salary: £14,736.47 per annum (equivalent to £13.35 per hour) including annual leave allowance. All months, including holidays.
Our Offer to You
* Competitive salary
* Final salary pension
* Discounts on various services including food shopping
* Health and wellbeing support
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Full induction
* Term time only hours that allow for good work/life balance
* Training and development opportunities, including a Level 3 Food Hygiene Qualification.
About The Role
Using your passion, creativity and enthusiasm, you will inspire a team to produce an outstanding menu using fresh ingredients. In addition to crafting great dishes, you will record meal transactions, control and administer stock, order food and sundry supplies, and take responsibility for the day‑to‑day running of a smooth kitchen. Your main goal is to provide school children with tasty, nutritious meals that help them develop healthy bodies and minds.
Customer service is at the front and centre of the Twelve15 Vision and Mission. You will be a fantastic communicator with an ability to work with our school clients and customers to promote the benefits of the service we offer.
Your Application
* A passion and skill for cooking with an ability to deliver high levels of meals in a food production environment
* Health and Safety Certificate Level 1, and proven understanding of health and safety in a kitchen environment
* Level 2 Food Safety Certificate
* NVQ Level 2 in food preparation and cooking or equivalent
* IT and administrative skills
* Excellent communication skills (including teamwork, leadership, and customer service)
* Experience supervising staff and managing a kitchen
* Experience using catering equipment and the ability to train others
* Excellent timekeeping and flexibility around locations
We would also love to hear about any other relevant skills, interests, or knowledge that you could bring to the table. Perhaps you have detailed knowledge about allergies, or a particular interest in nutrition. Additionally, if you don’t hold these qualifications but have significant experience catering for large groups of people in a management role, please don’t hesitate to apply!
Application Questions
* Why do you think eating healthily is so important for children and what is the impact of a healthy school meal for children?
* Please tell us about your experience of working in a kitchen, including the part you played in the production of food.
* What experience do you have supervising / managing staff responsible for producing large quantities of food?
* Please list any skills and qualifications you have that are relevant to this role.
Important Information regarding this vacancy
Surrey County Council has confirmed that the Twelve15 service is expected to transfer to Hertfordshire Catering Limited (HCL) under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) on 1st September 2026. If you are successful in securing this role, and are employed within the Twelve15 service at the point of transfer, your employment will transfer to HCL under TUPE, preserving your continuity of service and existing terms and conditions.
Our Commitment
We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview. Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we are committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, valuing inclusion and warmly welcoming you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.
#J-18808-Ljbffr