Assistant Cook - Part-time - Special Needs Position

Five Acre Wood School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-7056-506S
• Posted:14/09/2023
• Pay:Actual salary £17,319 incl. SEN Allowance
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:28/09/2023 at 10:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Are you adaptable and looking to support our pupils aged 2 – 19, with severe, profound or complex needs?

An Assistant Cook is required to join our friendly and supportive team for 30 hours per week (8.15am-2.15pm, Monday to Friday, term time only) to support the Catering Manager in preparing nutritious and healthy meals for pupils, ensuring that the meals are of good quality and to deputise in the Catering Manager’s absence. The kitchen provides around 300 meals daily (including staff and pupils).

Duties and Responsibilities

• To assist the cook in preparing nutritious and healthy home cooked meals for pupils 
• Ensuring the quality of the meals 
• Managing your work area and kitchen making sure it's always clean and safe 
• Receiving stock and ensuring all stock is rotated 
• To implement health & safety and food and hygiene regulations 
• To deputise in the Catering Manager’s absence 
• Washing up and cleaning kitchen and related equipment as directed by the Catering Manager throughout the day with particular emphasis on end of day cleaning procedures and clearing away.
• To ensure all standards are met during the daily service at the school.
• To work with team members to ensure the service is efficient daily.
• Assist in checking and storage of deliveries each week.
• Assist in the preparation, cooking and serving of the daily lunch.
• Keeping staff room kitchen clean including washing up of crockery and also any crockery in the main office and BWA kitchen.
• Cleaning equipment and keeping in good working order including checking freezers and stock regularly
• Generally keeping kitchen and equipment up to Health, Hygiene and Safety levels
• Ensuring kitchen and equipment are ready for a new term.
• To be fully aware of Food Hygiene and Health and Safety legislation and to implement correct procedures in all respects
• To maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the kitchen and service areas, ensuring COSHH is fully implemented.
• Any other duties as requested by the line manager/SLT.

Successful candidates do not need to have specific work experience but must have a passion for special needs and supporting our pupils and a good knowledge of current food standards would be beneficial. You should be qualified to NVQ Level 2 in food preparation or have previous experience in this role. You will benefit from opportunities for further professional development and career progression as we value and support staff in all aspects of school life. The successful candidate will also have a strong commitment to inclusive principles and be committed to safeguarding children and young people.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references.

Information about the school

Five Acre Wood is an “Outstanding", forward looking school with an international reputation. We are ambitious for our pupils, and we pride ourselves on working with many leaders in the field of special education.

We play an important role in our community and enjoy strong local links which give our pupils opportunities to play active and meaningful roles in their own communities.

We are an innovative school and have worked on a number of unique projects to provide pupils with unique and diverse learning opportunities. These include; - FAWrient Express café in a train carriage, giving pupils hands-on experience in hospitality training - 7FAW7 - a library inside a real plane fuselage designed to meet the diverse needs of our pupils - FAWtilus - a dedicated counselling space for pupils and staff - FAWbulous Bus - a soft-play facility that also teaches pupils how to safely board a bus - Platform FAW - our new coffee roastery where pupils can learn to roast and bag their own coffee - Peggy’s FAWtique - a shop space where pupils can develop valuable sales techniques - Radio FAW All - our very own radio station, which offers pupils exciting opportunities to get involved in radio broadcasting and research - FAW Records - our own record label. We have released a number of singles and music videos - Five Acre Woodstock Festival - our annual festival created especially for pupils to experience the sights, sounds and atmosphere of a real performance.

It may need to be seen to be believed! Please click this link to view our videos: https://www.youtube.com/@FiveAcreWoodRecords

Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Nicola Devereux
• Address:Boughton Lane, Maidstone , Kent, ME15 9QF
• Telephone: (01622) 743925
• Email: hr@five-acre.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01622 744828

Documents

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• Assistant Cook job description