Assistant Cook

Linaker Primary School, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 5DB

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,631.42 Annually (Actual) £24,796 FTE

Assistant Cook job summary

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Assistant Cook to join our friendly catering team at Linaker Primary School. The successful candidate will support the Catering Manager and team in preparing healthy, nutritious, and appetising meals for our children and staff each day.

You will help ensure that all meals are produced to a high standard, maintaining excellent levels of food hygiene and kitchen safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and serving of daily school meals.

• Maintain a clean, safe, and organised kitchen environment.

• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and health & safety standards.

• Help with washing up, cleaning, and general kitchen duties.

• Provide a friendly and welcoming service to pupils and staff.

This post is part time (20hrs), permanent and term time only. Working hours are Monday to Friday 9:30am to 1:30pm.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please complete our online application form and include a personal statement to support your application and outline the relevant skills and experience you can bring to Endeavour Learning Trust.

Prospective candidates are welcome to contact the school for a telephone conversation prior to the final application please contact Lana, Operations Manager via l.smailiukaite@linaker.org.uk

SAFEGUARDING

Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Linaker Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 391 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Linaker Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/linaker-primary-school-southport

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