Cook

Glendinning Academy, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4HD

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Hours per week - 10 - Mon to Fri - 11am to 1pm - term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,041 - £26,876
• Actual salary: £6,001 - £6,194
• Pay scale: NJC 4 - NJC 6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a reliable and dedicated Cook to join our Academy team, with responsibility for preparing and cooking nutritious, well‑balanced meals for our pupils in a safe, efficient and welcoming environment. This is a key role in supporting pupils’ wellbeing and readiness to learn by providing high‑quality food that meets nutritional standards and individual needs.

The successful candidate will take pride in maintaining a clean, well‑organised and well‑stocked kitchen, working within agreed budgets and adhering rigorously to food hygiene, health and safety, and safeguarding requirements. You will be proactive in menu planning, stock control and compliance, and committed to maintaining confidentiality and professionalism at all times. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working independently, takes ownership of their responsibilities, and understands the vital part good nutrition plays in supporting positive outcomes for children and young people.

For a full list of duties, please see the job description below.

What the school offers its staff

Health & Wellbeing

Pension

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Parking

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.

Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy.

We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.

We Aim To

• Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
• Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
• Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
• We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.
• Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.
• Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.

Commitment to safeguarding

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and we may carry out an online check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Cook JD and Role Specification (3).pdf - 223 KB (opens in new tab)

About Glendinning Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 7 to 19
• School size: 130 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Glendinning Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@waveedu.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/glendinning-academy

Glendinning Academy is a 120 place Special School for children aged from 7 to 19 with social interaction and communication needs including those on the Autism Spectrum. The academy opened in 2019 and will have grown to 120 pupils and associated staff by Sep 2022.

Pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans with primary needs of Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) or Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN).

Glendinning Academy provides a personalised supportive environment. Pupils have opportunities to use outdoor learning to access the National Curriculum, developing communication, interaction, social and emotional skills. Working in partnership with pupils, and their parents/carers the academy supports pupils academically and in their journey to independence. These partnerships play a vital role in ensuring pupils enjoy, succeed and achieve.

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