Join Brackenfield School - an ISI 'Outstanding' Independent School in the heart of Harrogate, with an excellent catering team serving the best quality food to our children.
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Schedule: There are 2 roles available, a term-time only role, or a school-holidays only role, ideally we would like someone who can do both. Flexible schedules, as below:
Term-Time Only Schedule: Monday, Thursday & Friday = 6am-2pm, Tuesday & Wednesday = 9am - 2pm
School Holidays Schedule (excluding 2 weeks off at Christmas): Flexible at 4/5 hours per day, generally 10am-2pm, or 9am-2pm
Job description:
We are looking for a motivated, reliable and committed School Cook for our school kitchen.
The successful applicant will demonstrate:
- Duties include preparation of food, serving of meals, general kitchen and cleaning duties as directed during term time.
- Already hold L2 food hygiene training (preferred, but we can provide this if not)
- Sound knowledge of food allergens
- Be prepared to prepare and cook foods for specific dietary needs
- Supporting the Head Chef in the day to day running of the kitchen in compliance with relevant Health & Safety and Food Hygiene requirements
- Punctuality, reliability and capacity for hard work are essential
- Perpetual positivity, with a desire to be part of a great team and a great school
Outline of Main Duties
- To take responsibility for preparing and cooking elements of the pre-planned menu
- Preparing the dining room and kitchen for the serving of meals
- Ensuring that the dining room is cleared during service and tidying up undertaken
- Cleaning the kitchen, surrounding areas, and equipment to ensure the kitchen cleanliness is maintained to a high level
- Sole responsibility for the planning and preparation of meals for the Nursery outside of term time
- Maintain a safe working environment
- Attend training courses as required
- Comply with Health & Safety, Fire Regulations and other relevant School policies and the staff handbook
- Understand and be able to apply Health and Safety procedures relevant to the job, such as manual handling, Safe use of machinery and/or equipment , COSHH, First Aid and Hygiene Practice
- Contribute to the day -to-day smoother running of the kitchen
- Can work to tight deadlines
- Good planning and organisational skills
- Ability to organise own workload and prioritise tasks
- Act responsibly and with care for all children of the school
- Engage with and promote Brackenfield core values
- Annual leave to be taken during term time.
The successful candidate will ideally be available to start from September 2026.
Brackenfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We recognise that all staff, including volunteers, have a full and active part to play in protecting our children from harm. A key factor in this is ensuring we have a safe recruitment and selection process. Therefore, this appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, barred list check and social media check.
We reserve the right to close the application process early if a suitable candidate is found.
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Job Types: Part-time, Full-time, Permanent
Schedule:
Experience:
- Kitchen experience: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
- We cannot offer sponsorship
Work Location: In person
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Work Location: In person
