Salary: £25,183- £26,409 pro rata per annum plus a £200 recruitment payment Grade : E Contract : Fixed Term for 1 year Hours : 25 hours per week (Term Time Only) Location: Thirsk, Northallerton, Stokesley & Catterick Area Weekend Working : No We have an opportunity to join our award-winning Facilities Management catering team where you will be providing tasty, nutritious, home-cooked meals made from locally sourced fresh produce. We are a 'fresh food' organisation encouraging children and young people to choose nutritious meals. We are proud to offer a wide choice of healthy options to our children encouraging them to eat well and fuelling their appetite for learning. We are currently recruiting a Travelling Cook to join our team at various schools across the Thirsk, Northallerton, Stokesley, Catterick area, catering for a varied number of meals per day depending on the schools' requirements. As a Travelling Cook your role will require you to lead and support the team to deliver an effective catering service operating to the highest standards of food safety. Your role will require you to prepare, cook and serve meals to students and staff, setting up and the clearing away the dining hall, washing up as well as other kitchen management duties such as supervision of staff, ordering food, stock taking and administration, all training and support will be provided to ensure you are fully confident in your role. Fully uniform provided. Your role will require you to travel significantly within the county as directed by the area management team. Full driving license and use of a personal vehicle is required with business use insurance and a mileage allowance of 0.45p per mile will be paid. As a valued member of our hardworking team, you will be reliable, dependable and committed to providing healthy wholesome dishes, typically working from 8:30/9:00 to 13:30/14:00 totalling to 25hrs per week. No weekend work! You will work term time only however you will receive equal monthly payments throughout the year. For this you will be paid £13.05 per hour in addition to annual holiday and Bank Holiday entitlement. What can we offer you? You could find working for North Yorkshire Council more rewarding than you first thought. • Competitive rate of pay • Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme • Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with continuous service, paid pro rata as part of annual salary • Access to range of benefits and discounts including green car scheme, childcare vouchers and home technology scheme This post requires an Enhanced DBS, the cost of which will be met by the Employer. If you would like an informal discussion, please contact - Donna Pearson (Area Manager) on 07989727517 or email - donna.pearson@northyorks.gov.uk A £200 recruitment payment will be paid to the successful applicant. Key Dates: Closing date: 29 th June 2025 Interview Date: 03 rd July 2025 Venue for Interview: County Hall, Northallerton Key Documents: Job Description Total Rewards Brochure Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk. We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk. NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Apply now