Job Introduction
Group School Cook
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Preparing and serving delicious, high-quality food for pupils and staff
- Supporting food preparation and service across a group of school sites
- Ensuring meals are produced to the required quality and presentation standards
- Supporting and implementing menu changes
- Identifying opportunities to continuously improve our food service
- Listening and responding to customer feedback
- Supporting the creation of new menus and food concepts
- Representing Chartwells and maintaining a positive brand image
- Monitoring stock levels and ensuring kitchens are well stocked
- Maintaining excellent kitchen cleanliness and hygiene standards
- Complying with all Food Handling, Food Hygiene and Health and Safety regulations
- Travelling between school locations when required
Our ideal Group School Cook will:
- Be passionate about great-tasting food and excellent customer service
- Have previous experience working as a Cook or Chef
- Ideally hold a City & Guilds 706/1 & 2, NVQ or equivalent qualification
- Hold a Food Hygiene certificate
- Have experience supporting or supervising a kitchen team
- Be organised, reliable and comfortable working across different school environments
- Have a flexible approach to work
- Have access to their own transport and be able to travel between school sites
- Enjoy working as part of a team and creating great food experiences for pupils
Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Job Reference: com/2310/72613001/52749695/R/BU #State Schools
Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!