Cook

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Cook's to joinour team. This is an exciting opportunity to support the daily operation of TheKitchen, helping us deliver a high-quality, healthy, and sustainable diningexperience for our school community.

Launched in September 2025, The Kitchen at Toynbee School is ourin-house catering service for pupils, staff, and visitors. Our vision is to create a vibrant, sustainable dining experience — from nutritious main meals to convenient "on the go" options — that supports health and wellbeing across our whole community. We are committed to serving high-quality, locally sourced meals that promote health, celebrate variety, and respect the planet. By offering outstanding value for money and ensuring every stakeholder —especially the most vulnerable — enjoys the best meal of their day, we aim to build a welcoming and supportive food culture that fosters community, wellbeing, and a lifelong love of good food.

As Cook, you will play a key role in helping deliver this vision. Working under the direction of the Catering Manager, you will support with food preparation, service, and maintaining a clean, safe, and efficient working environment. This will include preparing food items such as sandwiches, salads, and snacks; serving meals to pupils and staff; operating tills during busy service periods; and carrying out routine cleaning duties to ensure the kitchen and dining areas meet high standards of hygiene and safety.

The successful candidate will:

• Be passionate about food, sustainability, and supporting young people’s health and wellbeing.
• Have experience working in a catering or food-service environment.
• Be a reliable team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate excellent standards of hygiene, safety, and organisation.
• Be confident in completing daily tasks such as food preparation, cleaning, and till operation.
• Be adaptable, positive, and able to work effectively in a busy environment.