Required for September 2024, the Academy Council of this high achieving and oversubscribed Catholic Voluntary Academy is looking to appoint a reliable, efficient and organized cook to work with the Kitchen Supervisor responsible for planning menus to meet recommended nutritional guidelines, taking into account promoting the health eating agenda for schools and abiding by agreed costing mechanisms.

What are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have:

• proven experience of working in a catering or busy kitchen environment and complying with health and safety standards;
  
• experience of preparing and cooking a variety of meals;
  
• experience of monitoring food inventory and supplies as needed;
  
• high standards of food production, hygiene, storage and service;
  
• the ability to build a rapport with students and staff;
  
• experience of working as part of a team and using your own initiative.
  

What can we offer you?

• a highly experienced, talented, supportive team of staff;
• employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items);
• access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support);
• on-site parking and access to canteen;
• company Pension Scheme;
• a supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing.
  
  

St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales.  The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of two high schools and 14 primary schools.  The November 2014 Ofsted inspection and the June 2019 Section 48 inspection both judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school. 

Should you wish to make further enquiries about the post, please email hr@bwcat.org in the first instance.

• Closing date:  Monday 15 July 2024, 12 noon
• Interview date:  It is anticipated that interviews will take place shortly afterwards.

St Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

In line with KCSiE 2023, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.