All Locations
Dorchester
Advertising SalarySalary Details:
£25,122 - £28,807 (Pro-Rated)
What is the vacancy type for this advertVacancy Type:
Permanent
Function:
School Support Staff
EmployerEmployer:
Wessex MAT
Job Working PatternJob Working Pattern:
Full time

About the role

We are seeking to appointment a Senior Cook to support our busy school canteen between 6:30am and 3.00pm daily. This is a permanent role working 40hours per week 39 weeks of the year (term time only, plus inset days) Grade 8 SCP 12-20 (Pay Award Pending)

The successful applicant will take a leading role in kitchen management and menu creation, line managing the Cook and Assistant Cooks.  The role will involve ensuring that all activities are carried out in accordance with relevant legislation, all equipment is appropriately serviced, and that excellent value for money is achieved in order to provide nutritious meals at competitive prices. The position also will involve ensuring that the canteen is fully staffed, including organising casual till staff.

You will work independently, without direct supervision, reporting to the School Business Manager.

We require:

  • A strong team leader who can inspire and motivate a workforce.
  • Someone with a passion for delivering quality, healthy food and an appreciation for the need to obtain excellent value for money.
  • Good knowledge of health and safety, food safety, and other legal requirements which must be adhered to in in a school kitchen.
  • Experience cooking in a busy kitchen, catering to large numbers.
  • Good organisation and ICT skills.

Further Information

Thomas Hardye Academy values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

About Us

We can offer:

  • A friendly and supportive working environment, with supportive Senior Leaders.
  • The opportunity to build on existing skills and knowledge and be creative in developing the catering provision.
  • Strong IT systems to support back-office work, with the benefit of an IT Support Team.
  • A generous pension scheme and discounted local gym membership.

If you have any queries about the post please contact: Anna Saunders, School Business Manager, by calling the school number.

Please send a letter of application together with a completed application form to Mrs Anita Pullen, Headteacher’s PA ([email protected]) by the deadline.

You will be contacted only if you are shortlisted for interview.

 

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