At a Glance
- Tasks: Prepare and serve delicious meals while ensuring top-notch kitchen standards.
- Company: Join Sodexo at King Edward VI Five Ways School, a supportive and dynamic team.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, flexible hours, and great perks like mental health support.
- Other info: Term-time only role with opportunities for growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in students' lives through your passion for food.
- Qualifications: Experience in cooking for large groups and knowledge of food safety is essential.
The predicted salary is between 14.15 - 14.15 £ per hour.
As a Cook for Sodexo at King Edward VI Five Ways School, you will assist the Cook Manager to oversee all aspects of the food and beverage operations as well as the finances for your school's kitchen. You will support the Cook Manager in ensuring you showcase what the kitchen supplies, presenting it in the most eye-catching way possible, ensuring we are offering the best service possible. You will not work unsociable hours and you will get public holidays off including Christmas!
What you do:
- Prepare, cook, present, and serve food to company standards which may include breakfast, morning break, lunch, and hospitality.
- Adhere to all company compliance (such as Food safety, Health and Safety, Allergen awareness, COSHH and HACCP regulations).
- Carry out craft/skills training for catering staff.
- Ensure that all service counters and food is presented to company standards.
- Guarantee that each dish served is portioned according to business requirements.
- Complete daily/weekly cleaning duties as instructed by the line manager, including all food preparation and storage areas, and all catering communal areas.
- Remove waste from the catering area.
- Deliver exceptionally high standards in customer service, cleanliness, tidiness, and other operational activity.
What you bring:
- A minimum of 1 year of experience in hands-on cooking; training on Food Hygiene and Health & Safety will be given.
- Expertise in cooking on a large scale, anywhere between 100 - 1300 students.
- Experience following recipes, possibly in a similar setting.
- Experience working with fresh produce and ingredients.
- Awareness of the importance of adhering to health and safety procedures.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines in a busy kitchen environment.
- Professionalism, leading by example, and having a positive outlook is key.
- Basic food handling skills certification.
What we Offer:
- Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
- Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice.
- Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
- The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7.
- Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
- Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan.
- A death in Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo.
- Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo.
- Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
- Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
- Flexible and dynamic work environment.
- Competitive compensation.
- Full training and full protective uniform supplied.
Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!
Sodexo and our Clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (UK) and/or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland).
Package Description: 14.15 per hour, 30 hours per week, Working pattern: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 2:00pm (including a 30-minute break), Term Time only (39 week Working Contract paid over 52 weeks).
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