Salary: £13.28 - £14.13 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Up to 36 hours per week (Cook role term time only)
Location: Settle, North Yorkshire
Are you looking for a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same?
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and reliable individual to join North Yorkshire Council in a combined Cook, Cleaner and Caretaker position at Kirkby In Malhamdale Primary School, BD23 4BY
This unique role combines responsibility for preparing nutritious school meals, maintaining a clean school environment and carrying out essential caretaker duties. Ideally, we are looking for one person who takes pride in their work and enjoys being part of a friendly school community. However, if only one role matches your skills, we would still love to hear from you
Why Join Us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in the day-to-day life of a small village primary school. Your work will directly contribute to providing pupils with healthy meals, a clean environment and a safe, secure school setting.
What Can We Offer You?
Working for North Yorkshire Council comes with a wide range of benefits, including:
- Competitive rates of pay
- Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement starting at 28 days per year plus Bank Holidays
- Access to a range of employee benefits and discounts
- Health and wellbeing support
Please see our Total Rewards Brochure for full details of the benefits available.
The Roles
Cook 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday term time only. £13.47 - £14.13 per hour
We are proud to provide healthy, nutritious meals that support children's wellbeing and learning. As Cook, you will be responsible for delivering an effective catering service while maintaining the highest standards of food safety and hygiene.
Duties will include:
- Preparing and cooking meals for approximately 50 pupils each day
- Serving meals to pupils and staff
- Ordering food and managing stock levels
- Completing kitchen administration and record-keeping
- Supervising kitchen operations
- Setting out and putting away dining furniture
- Washing up and cleaning kitchen and dining areas
- Ensuring compliance with food safety and health and safety requirements
Cleaner- 10 hours per week- £13.28 per hour
As part of our facilities team, you will help maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment throughout the school.
Duties will include:
- Cleaning classrooms, offices and communal areas
- Dusting, vacuuming and mopping
- Cleaning sanitary facilities
- Emptying bins and maintaining high standards of cleanliness
- Following cleaning schedules and procedures
Working Hours: Between 3:30pm and 6:00pm, with some flexibility on start and finish times.
In addition to the Cook and Cleaner responsibilities, you can undertake basic site security duties to ensure the school remains safe and secure, this is for 1 hour per week for an additional £13.28- £13.47 per hour
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- Reliable, trustworthy and dependable
- Organised and able to manage a varied workload
- Committed to high standards of cleanliness and food preparation
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Friendly and approachable
- Flexible and willing to undertake a combination of duties
Previous experience in catering, cleaning or caretaking would be beneficial but is not essential, as full training will be provided.
Contact and More Information
To hear more about the roles, please contact;
Cook- Anne Marie Kay- [email protected]
Cleaning/ Caretaking- Ben Bennet- [email protected]
Key Dates:
Closing Date 19th July 2026
Interview Date- please note we will be interviewing as applications are submitted an may close the advert early if a suitable candidate is successful
Job Description - Cook
Job Description- Cleaner
Job Description- Caretaker
Total Rewards Brochure
Key Dates
Closing Date: 19 July 2026
Interview date: 23rd July 2026
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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 is committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
North Yorkshire Council's 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.
