What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you passionate about food? Do you have high standards of cleanliness? Are you interested in the benefits a quality and nutritious meal can offer to children? Are you interested in working within a supportive staff team? The Leadership of our schools are looking for a dedicated Head Cook to lead the school kitchen, alongside the existing Head Cook, and provide an excellent lunchtime experience for children at Blidworth Oaks Primary School.
If you can believe in our school values of Aspiration, Respect, Resilience, Inspiration, Inclusion and Responsibility, and you can be dedicated to providing the best for our pupils, we want to hear from you!
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
• Friendly and enthusiastic children
• Initial and ongoing training as required
• A fantastic staff team
• Close partnership working with local schools and their kitchens
• Support from our trust central catering team
Blidworth Oaks Primary School is part of the East Midlands Education Trust. For more information about our school and Trust, please visit our website:
On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position.
If you would like further information and require an informal conversation or visit, please telephone or email our school office via 01623 792348 oroffice@blidworthoaks.notts.sch.uk
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Closing date for applications is 09:00AM on Monday 3rdFebruary 2025.
Interviews to be held on Monday 10thFebruary 2025.
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.