Cook

Buxton Community School, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9EA

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediate Start

• Closing date

  9 April 2026 at 6pm

• Date listed

  1 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 - £26,458.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 6, Point 6 -7, paid pro rata

Cook job summary

Salary pro rata £22,254 - £22,656

Monday - Friday (37 hours per week), Term Time Only (39 weeks per year)

Join our dedicated team at Buxton Community School as a Cook, where you’ll play a key role in providing nutritious, high‑quality meals for our students and staff. We’re looking for someone with a passion for good food, excellent kitchen standards, and a friendly, positive attitude. In this busy school environment, you’ll help plan and prepare daily menus, maintain a clean and safe workspace, and contribute to a welcoming dining experience that supports the wellbeing of our whole school community. If you enjoy working as part of a supportive team and take pride in delivering great service, we’d love to hear from you.

The successful candidate will:

• Lead the preparation, cooking and delivery of high‑quality, nutritious meals across two busy kitchens.
• Maintain full compliance with food safety, allergen management, HACCP procedures and all statutory / school requirements.
• Support, supervise and motivate catering staff, contributing to training, task allocation and high standards of service.
• Manage stock, portion control and waste effectively to support cost‑efficient kitchen operations.
• Uphold excellent hygiene, health & safety practices and contribute to a positive, welcoming dining experience for students.

We can offer:

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing Platform
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• A personalised plan to help you achieve your aspirations

We are committed to safeguarding children. As part of the pre-employment process, an enhanced DBS Check, Prohibition Checks, Childcare Disqualification (where appropriate) and Online/Social media screening will be undertaken in addition to other relevant background checks. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

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 Buxton Community School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1031 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Buxton Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/buxton-community-school-buxton

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