Cook
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy, Penzance, TR18 3NX32 days remaining to apply
Closing date
9 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours per week - Term Time Only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £23,114 - £23,893
Actual salary
- £15.980 - £16,519
Pay scale
- NJC4-6
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the role
We are looking to appoint an outstanding Cook with experience of food preparation, ideally in an environment serving children and young people
Our ideal candidate will; have excellent teamwork and communication skills; the ability and enthusiasm to make a difference and be passionate about inclusion.
The main duties include:
- To prepare and cook all academy meals efficiently and in a timely manner, and maintain a clean, well maintained and stocked kitchen.
- To provide well balanced meals and nutritional menu choices.
- Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
For a full list of duties, please see the job description.
Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and an online check.
To apply please use our application form available on our website Vacancies - Wave MAT. We may close this vacancy early as we review applications as they are received, to ensure you are considered for this role please do not wait for the deadline to submit your application.
For any general questions contact us here or email us at recruitment@waveedu.org
What the school offers its staff
Pension Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Counselling
Occupational Health Services
Professional Development & Training
Salary depending on experience
Cycle to Work Scheme
Tech Scheme
Free Will Writing Benefit
Health & Wellbeing Champion
Company sick pay dependent on service
Free refreshments in workplac
Further information about the job
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. An online check may be carried out.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 16
- Size
- 44 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@waveedu.org
Penwith Academy is a 40 place mixed sex academy for KS1 – KS4 pupils.
We serve the Penwith area that includes some of the most economically disadvantaged areas in Europe.
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