Head Cook
Ivanhoe School, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1HX5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 35.75 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £19,762.63 - £20,095.06
What skills and experience we're looking for
Training and Education
Numeracy and literacy sufficient to carry out the job tasks.
Willingness to undertake training as required.
Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
Skills/Attributes
Must be able to communicate clearly with staff, students and visitors.
An understanding of the importance of health and hygiene.
Basic Knowledge of food preparation.
School meals or other industrial catering experience.
Understanding of Hygiene/Health and Safety.
Ability to work well in a team.
Other
Attendance - evidence of regular attendance at work.
Basic understanding of food hygiene and Health and Safety regulations.
Attributes
Good rapport with children and young people.
Must be capable of remaining calm under pressure.
Sensitivity to the needs of colleagues and customers.
General Circumstances
A flexible approach to working, an ability and willingness to travel to various locations.
An understanding of, and commitment to, Equal Opportunities, and the ability to apply this to work and day-to-day situations.
Must satisfy relevant pre-employment checks. This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This exemption means that applicants for this post are required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands and bind-overs both spent and unspent in their application, regardless of the passage of time.
Factors not already covered
Must be able to perform all duties and tasks with reasonable adjustment, where appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
What the school offers its staff
Highly qualified teachers and support staff provide an excellent, caring environment in which students can learn and flourish safely. Our aspirations, expectations and commitment are relentlessly high for all members of the school community.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@ivanhoe.co.uk
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ivanhoe School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 899 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Ivanhoe School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@ivanhoe.co.uk
At Ivanhoe School, our students come first. We recognise their different needs and work hard with them to develop their abilities and talents. We value the unique contribution of each student and want them to achieve their full potential.
Highly qualified teachers and support staff provide an excellent, caring environment in which students can learn and flourish safely. Our aspirations, expectations and commitment are relentlessly high for all members of the school community.
Ivanhoe School became Members of the LiFE Multi Academy Trust in July 2021. Ivanhoe School works closely with local LIFE MAT schools: Ashby School and Ibstock Community College as part of the 'National Forest Hub.'
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