Catering Officer / School Cook
Hope High School, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 9DP10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 November 2024 at 9am
Date listed
29 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: The role is Monday to Friday starting 25hours per week during term time. The role is Monday to Friday starting at 8.45am** until 1:45pm**, flexibility/variation maybe considered. **Exact Start, end time and hours to be confirmed with successful candidate. The role is term time only (39Weeks) plus inset days (5days.) A minimum of 4x Cleaning/training days in school holidays will be required annually, which will be paid as overtime at standard rate.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 4 (LCC)
Hourly rate
- 11.98
What skills and experience we're looking for
We have an exciting opportunity to join our own site catering team, to work as a team to provide primarily an amazing lunchtime offering to our fantastic students at Hope High School.
The role of Catering Officer is to play a lead active role in making this happen under the direction of the School Catering Manager, through planning, preparation, following statutory requirements, stock management, training others, and showcasing great cooking skills.
You’ll be working daily with the School Catering Manager who takes a very active role in meal preparation, cooking and service delivery, alongside a General Assistant.
September 2024 is the first year of Hope High School taking on the catering service direct and you will be joining at an exciting time as we establish and refine the offering.
Providing an excellent service with a smile and embedding within the schools culture is essential.
What the school offers its staff
Hope High School in Skelmersdale is a relatively small SEN school for young people aged 11 to 16 who have individual needs based on Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties.
The school has created a culture for learning and behaviour, which enables pupils with additional needs to succeed. The approach that all staff share is both nurturing and innovative. The modern setting and high levels of quality provision ensures pupils learn in a calm and constructive environment. In January 2020, the school was judged by Ofsted as being good in all areas and the school intends to build on this success.
You will be joining a supportive, talented, and friendly staff team where ideas are shared, staff are listened to, and you will help to shape the future direction of the school. Our pupils deserve the best teachers who can inspire and ensure the best outcomes possible. All staff including none education support roles are expected to play an active role interacting with our pupils, encouraging and inspiring them to become the best they can.
Flexible working opportunities
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to trencherk@hope.lancs.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hope High School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 97 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Hope High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- sbm@hope.lancs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01695 721066
Hope High School, in Skelmersdale, is a small school for young people aged 11 to 16 who have individual needs based on Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties.
We are a purpose-built school with facilities designed to support our learners towards success. Our facilities include a modern computer suite, a fully equipped cookery room, design technology workshop, an art studio, a brand-new forest school area, a sports hall with gymnasium and climbing wall and of course classrooms each having the latest learning technology.
Our school boasts a fantastic staff team committed to improving the life chances of our young people. Our expectations are high. We aspire for pupils to flourish and succeed – socially, emotionally and academically. We personalise the curriculum and strive for every learner to make accelerated levels of academic progress. We build upon their interests, their strengths and learning styles whilst acknowledging what motivates them to learn.
Our experienced and skilled staff use their expertise to tailor individual strategies to improve pupils’ self-esteem and confidence, which we understand is a foundation for success. Young people develop their ability to build relationships, develop positive behaviour and become motivated and enthusiastic learners.
At Hope High we understand the importance of home-school partnerships and we keenly encourage active participation from all parents and carers. This includes regular communication via each pupil’s key worker, regular coffee mornings and barbeques. All parents and carers are also encouraged to play an active part in the target setting and review process which is in place for all pupils.
. A place where no two days are ever the same Hope High School; a school for young people aged 11 to 16 who have individual needs based on Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties.
We are a purpose-built school with facilities designed to support our learners towards success. Our facilities include a modern computer suite, a fully equipped cookery room, design technology workshop, an art studio, a brand-new forest school area, a sports hall with gymnasium and climbing wall and of course classrooms each having the latest learning technology.
Our school boasts a fantastic staff team committed to improving the life chances of our young people. Our expectations are high. We aspire for pupils to flourish and succeed – socially, emotionally and academically. We personalise the curriculum and strive for every learner to make accelerated levels of academic progress. We build upon their interests, their strengths and learning styles whilst acknowledging what motivates them to learn.
Our experienced and skilled staff use their expertise to tailor individual strategies to improve pupils’ self-esteem and confidence, which we understand is a foundation for success. Young people develop their ability to build relationships, develop positive behaviour and become motivated and enthusiastic learners.
At Hope High we understand the importance of home-school partnerships and we keenly encourage active participation from all parents and carers. This includes regular communication via each pupil’s key worker, regular coffee mornings and barbeques. All parents and carers are also encouraged to play an active part in the target setting and review process which is in place for all pupils.
All colleagues strive to ensure we provide the best opportunities for all our young people . A place where no two days are ever the same and is filled with vibrant, talented and driven learners who never fail to amaze and inspire us.
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