Cook

Pocklington School, York, YO42 2NJ

20 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  30 September 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  9 September 2025

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: £22,633.00 Annually (Actual)

Cook job summary

Pocklington is a thriving co-educational independent day and boarding school twelve miles east of York with 720 pupils aged from 0 - 18, with babies to 4 in our brand new Little Pips Nursery, 4 - 11 in our Prep School and 11 - 18 in our Senior School.

With over 500 years of history you can expect a family-centred community where we care for every child in a unique way. Meal times are a vital part of the school day and are enjoyed by everyone where we serve up to 1000 lunches and 100 breakfasts & suppers.

Working within a team to assist in all areas of preparing, cooking and serving food, you will use locally sourced and high quality ingredients to make exciting and healthy meals for children, staff and visitors.

You will be an enthusiastic and effective team worker, who can follow instructions with a good knowledge of cooking methods and techniques.

Ideally you will have experience of working in a similar role alongside a genuine passion for high quality, fresh food and delivering excellent customer service to support our Catering Team to provide a safe, nutritious and fun eating environment for all members of the Pocklington School Foundation.

Pocklington School is a wonderful place to work. We are a supportive, kind and caring team who enjoy what we do and love making a positive difference every day. We seek to support all those around us and we care for our employees, providing good food, social events and initiatives to support your wellbeing.

Hours of work: 36 hours/week: Monday - Saturday: 12:30 - 7pm with a half hour unpaid break. You are required to work during term time only plus up to 6 weeks working during the holidays. This equates to over 10 weeks a year when you are not required to work!

Salary: Actual £22,633 per year (£12.84 per hour)

Closing Date: 9am 30th September 2025

At Pocklington School we strive to inspire, support & celebrate equity, diversity & inclusion, indeed this is so fundamental that it is one of our core strategic objectives. As such we are committed to promoting equality and diversity within our workforce. As part of our recruitment process, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and age. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and believe that a diverse team enhances innovation, creativity, and success. We strive to create an inclusive environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their best.

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 Pocklington School

• School type: Independent school, Anglican, ages 2 to 18
• School size: 730 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pocklington School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pocklington-school

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