October 14, 2024

Northcroft

Newbury

FULL TIME

School Cook

School Cook
Newbury, RG14
Hours of work: 25 hours per week – (term time only)

Are you a cook looking for that work life balance that doesn’t include late nights and weekends?
Able to work in a fast-paced environment and love the thought of working in a School?

If this sounds like you then we would love to hear from you!

Following the success and local demand for our services, we are delighted to announce that we will be opening a secondary school located in Newbury, West Berkshire, you will join us within Amegreen Education, which encompasses our Alternative Learning Farm provisions situated across rural West Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
Across our network of Alternative learning provisions, Therapy Centre and Children’s homes, our dedicated and experienced school staff work in collaboration with specialist teams of professionals to enable every young person to explore and develop their own unique talents. We enable possibilities and opportunities through our variety of services along with the stability of a school placement.

The Role:
We are recruiting a school cook to work within the kitchen of a newly refurbished school. You would be preparing meals and supporting the diets of children who have additional needs, such as Autism, ADHD, Trauma, and specific Learning difficulties.
This role will involve working on with the Headteacher to plan and create meals for children with dietary and sensory requirements.
You will be supported as well as have the chance of being enrolled in in many professional development training courses.

About you:

Ideally have experience working in school environment
Confident working in a busy kitchen
Experience in producing food of a high quality
A current level 2 Food Hygiene and Allergen certificate
Worked in an environment with children with additional needs

Our benefits:

Health Cash Plan – claim back from healthcare and wellbeing appointments such as dentists, opticians, sports massages plus many more.
Company pension
Sick pay (after probationary period)
Refer a friend payment scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Casual dress code
Private use of company caravan (when not in use for our children)
Blue Light Card, this offers amazing discounts on, family days out, holidays, cinema trips, retail stores plus more!
We want to support you with your career; therefore, we’ll give you the support you need to progress and develop your skills.

Apply today and become a part of 'The Amegreen Way'.

Equality and Diversity:
Amegreen is committed to being an organisation that allows people to be their authentic selves in a safe and inclusive environment.
We are actively building diverse teams therefore we welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. If you require any accessibility adjustments to support your application, please contact us.

Safeguarding and GDPR:
Amegreen Children’s Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, all positions are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and references.
Adherence to Safeguarding and GDPR requirements and training on these policies and processes is mandatory for all employees. All employees are expected to understand and promote effective Safeguarding and GDPR practices in all aspects of their employment with Amegreen Children’s Services.

*** Successful candidates will be required to go through a thorough safeguarding onboarding process which requires a full employment history review along with a completed enhanced DBS check ***