ASSISTANT COOK
20 hours per week, Monday to Friday 10am-2pm
Permanent Contract to Start As Soon As Possible
Job Ref: XS2.5
Grade 3 SCP 3-4 £11.79 to £11.98 per hour
Term Time Only
Ferndown Upper School operates an in-house catering service for over 1,000 students with provision at breakfast, mid-morning break and lunch time.
We are looking to recruit an Assistant Cook who will work closely with our Catering Manager and also be able to supervise the team in their absence.
The successful applicant will demonstrate they have the ability to:
• contribute positively to the provision of a busy and quality service
• understand the importance of providing healthy, nutritional, well balanced meals
• manage staff effectively
• meet standards in line with agreed policies and procedures and health and safety standards
• provide a warm welcome to all students, staff and visitors.
The post holder will be required to build on their current catering experience with a ‘cooking from scratch’ philosophy and a real passion for assisting with the preparation of fresh quality meals. The post holder will support the Catering Manager to ensure efficient and effective operation of the busy school kitchen.
What Ferndown Can Offer You:
- CPD opportunities and training and development programmes.
- Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- A tax efficient Childcare Scheme through salary sacrifice.
- Access to health and wellbeing support.
- Private Healthcare Plan including 24/7 access to a GP by phone, gym discounts, cashback for optical, dental and other appointment expenses for employees and their children.
- Access to staff benefits and discounts portal through Dorset Council.
For more details please contact dianebones@fernup.dorset.sch.uk
To apply, please click on ‘Apply Now’ on the Dorset Jobs website or an application is available on our website www.fernup.dorset.sch.uk/vacancies
Close date: midnight Sunday 8th September 2024
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
Ferndown Upper School values the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community. 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.
Ferndown Upper 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. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.