Secondary School Cook

Rastrick High School, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 3XB

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  2 November 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  20 October 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: £27,254.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Scale 4: (SCP 9 – 11) £27,254 – £28,142 FTE. Actual salary is £23,375 to £24,136 per annum, based on working 37 hours per week, term time only (inc. training days).

Secondary School Cook job summary

We are a successful growing Multi Academy Trust with a family of 1 secondary school, 5 primary schools and 1 Private Day Care Nursery in our care.

This is an excellent opportunity to join our expanding Trust, at an exciting time in our journey, with superb opportunities to develop and progress your career in a business that is growing rapidly.

Core Purpose:

• To work as part of the Trust Catering team to provide a high standard of catering across our schools, primarily located at Rastrick High School and additionally support other schools across the trust when required.
• To support the Catering Manager to plan, prepare, cook, and present main meals and sweet items in our busy secondary school kitchen, that currently serves 2000 meals per day.
• Supporting our central primary kitchen when required which service 600 pupils across our 4 primary schools, ensuring that meals are presented to the highest standards and delivery deadlines are achieved.
• To support the Catering Manager and Head Cook to supervise the catering support team including allocation of cooking duties.
• To support the Catering Manager and Head Cook with the of planning menus according to a fixed budget and following guidelines on nutrition and healthy eating.

What we offer

• A strong support team which is focused on providing a first-class service for the academy
• An environment that supports professional development
• Generous holiday allowance for support staff
• Opportunities to share and develop good practice
• Free Gym Access (at Rastrick High School)
• Onsite car park
• Discounted Nursery (at Smarties Nursery)
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Well-being initiatives

What you offer

• The ability to prepare, cook and present food to a high standard
• Minimum 2 years’ experience of working in a similar role
• Relevant qualification/s within catering (which should be cooking related, rather than in management and/or hospitality)
• BTEC or HNC, relevant NVQ (*Minimum Level 3), access course or equivalent Scottish or Irish qualifications
• A minimum of Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate
• Ability to read, understand and comply with written instruction, record keeping and information returns: Procedures, COSHH information, Health & Safety information, Fire Safety information and Food Safety information, Stock Taking, Trading Information. (Must demonstrate the numeracy and literacy required to fulfil the role)
• Being a team player is essential
• The ability to promote positive behaviour

Please refer to the Recruitment Pack for the full job description and person specification.

If you want to be challenged in an environment of support, teamwork and good humour then please apply to be part of our team.

Hours:

37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Term Time only (including training days).

Location: Rastrick High School, Field Top Road, Rastrick, Brighouse. HD6 3XBField Top Rd, Rastrick

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments will be subject to receipt of satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, pre-employment checks and a probation period.

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 Rastrick High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1780 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rastrick High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rastrick-high-school

With around 1600 students and 200 staff, the School continues to grow and we are investing in our facilities and environment accordingly. As a result, this is an exciting time to be joining the school and contributing to its success.

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