Cook

The Howard Primary School, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9DB

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  20 October 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  17 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £11,947.00 Annually (Actual)

Cook job summary

Are you passionate about nourishing young minds with delicious, healthy meals? We are seeking an enthusiastic Primary School Cook to run our kitchen and serve approximately 60 meals a day.

Our school is a small, close-knit community with exceptionally high standards of pupil behavior, making our kitchen a positive, calm, and rewarding environment to work in.

The role is term time only, 20 hours per week, 10am - 2pm M-F.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve fresh, nutritious, and appealing school meals daily.

• Maintain rigorous standards of kitchen cleanliness, hygiene, and food safety compliance.

• Manage administrative duties, including food ordering, stock rotation, and compliance paperwork.

• Actively engage with pupils, creating a warm dining environment that encourages them to try new foods and increases meal take-up.

What We Are Looking For

• A genuine passion for healthy eating and child nutrition.

• Experience in food preparation and commercial kitchen management.

• Strong knowledge of food hygiene standards and kitchen safety procedures.

• Excellent organisational skills to handle stock, ordering, and simple paperwork.

• A friendly, encouraging personality who loves interacting with children.

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 The Howard Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 79 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Howard Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-howard-primary-school

A small, rural primary school set in beautiful surroundings and with close links to the community. High standards of behaviour and attainment, create a calm and pleasant learning environment. Supportive staff, and CPD opportunities across the MAT.

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