What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
Desirable
Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Experience/skills
Previous large scale cooking experience.
Operating commercial catering equipment.
Reasonable level of numeracy and literacy skills.
Experience of cooking in a school environment.
Basic knowledge of Food Safety/Health and Safety and Allergens.
General knowledge of nutrition.
Qualities
Essential
Willingness to undertake training as required.
Good rapport with Children and Young People.
Ability to work as a member of a team.
Must have a mature attitude and be reliable.
Desirable
Sensitivity to the needs of colleagues and customers.
Must be able to communicate with staff, parents, other customers and colleagues
General
Essential
A flexible approach to working, including out-of-hours, and an ability and willingness to travel to various locations
An understanding of, and commitment to, Equal Opportunities, and the ability to apply this to work and day-to-day situations
What the school offers its staff
• Ensuring that every student achieves positive, life changing outcomes
• Providing a whole education: academic excellence co-existing with an exceptional commitment to activity beyond the school gate
• The relentless pursuit of excellence by;expecting this of every person, every day; recognising and celebrating behaviours that lead to great progress and promoting and celebrating elite performance inside school and in the wider world
• Valuing and promoting the celebration and understanding of diversity and qualities of our staff and students
• Ensuring that all students and staff feel known, appreciated and supported
• Committing whole-heartedly to collaboration within, between and beyond our academies
• Ensuring our curricula are agents for the promotion of our values
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.