School Cook

Folksworth Church of England Primary School require a hard-working, enthusiastic and friendly school cook to be responsible for all aspects of our school kitchen providing high quality meals to our children.

Working Hours: 25 hours per week term time (Monday – Friday 9:00am-2:00pm)

Start date: 1st September 2025

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Preparation and serving of school lunches
• Plan menus and manage stock
• Cleaning the school kitchen
• Ordering supplies within an agreed budget
• Ensure that all hygiene and food safety requirements are being adhered to

The successful candidate will require:

• Have experience of working in a school setting or similar catering experience.
• Working knowledge of HACCP Health and Safety and allergen management
• Good organisational and communication skills
• Excellent hygiene and health and safety practices and knowledge of appropriate legislation
• Understanding of ordering and budgeting
• Relevant qualifications in food safety and/ or catering

We can offer:

• A friendly, family-orientated, passionate staff team who are dedicated to the school and the children
• High quality support and professional development
• A commitment to staff well being
• A progressive and forward-thinking Governing Body
• A highly regarded local village school
• A strong Christian ethos with close links to the church and local community

Further details and application details are available from the school website http://www.folksworth.cambs.sch.uk or by emailing [email protected]

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance. Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications have been received.