Senior Cook

Rainham Mark Grammar School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 7AJ

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January/February 2026

• Closing date

  4 January 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  16 December 2025

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: £17,934.00 - £18,797.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Grade D1 Point 3-6

Senior Cook job summary

We are seeking to appoint a Part Time, 31.25 hours per week (7.30am - 2.15pm), 39 weeks per year (Term Time plus 5 days), Senior Cook at Rainham Mark Grammar School. This is a permanent position and the successful applicant will be assisting and supporting the catering manager in the provision of an efficient and effective catering service, in accordance to healthy eating and DfE guidance. The role involves assisting in the preparation, cooking, presentation and serving of meals and snacks whilst ensuring that food hygiene and health and safety regulations are in place and adhered to, including the completion and recording of necessary checks.

We are looking for someone who is able to maintain good relationships with all staff, students, visitors, suppliers and contractors, has experience of working within a catering environment and is able to work as part of a team.

What can RMGS offer you?

Rainham Mark Grammar School provides an enriching co-educational experience where students are nurtured to develop their leadership skills and creativity. We are a school for every academically able young person regardless of social-economic background, ethnicity, or gender, with additional support and bursaries where they are needed. Our success is based on our high expectations. Our students and staff are motivated; they inspire and challenge each other to be the best version of themselves. We believe our students are simply the best of their generation, it is a privilege to work with them. Rainham Mark Grammar School is a happy place to learn and to grow, we encourage you to visit and experience our community.

Our school was judged “Good” by Ofsted in 2022 but we are firmly of the belief that we have the potential to be exceptional. There is much to achieve in an ever-changing education landscape.

Benefits of Working for Rainham Mark Education Trust:

• Free Private Healthcare Cover - Benenden Healthcare (on contracts over 15 hours per week)
• Free Health Checks
• Free Flu Jabs
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• High quality CPD opportunities
• Discounted gym membership at Avenue Tennis, Gillingham
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Onsite free parking
• A Trust committed to achieving a healthy work/life balance

Closing date: Sunday 4th January 2026 at 5pm

Interview date: Thursday 8th January 2026

This vacancy will close on or before the specified closing date depending on the volume of suitable applicants. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short listed on this occasion. We wish to stress that no discourtesy is intended in following such a procedure, and you should not let this deter you from future applications.

RMGS is committed to the protection and safety of its students, is an Equal Opportunities employer, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce. We are committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace, becoming an employer of choice, for all staff to believe that they have a voice and be empowered to make a difference.

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

Rainham Mark Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Scheme, medical, confirmation of qualifications, experience checks and satisfactory references.

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 Rainham Mark Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1551 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rainham Mark Grammar School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rainham-mark-grammar-school

Rainham Mark Grammar School is a large (over 1400 students), co-educational grammar school situated in Rainham, Medway, Kent.

We aim to be a friendly, caring and stimulating community which motivates young people to enjoy learning, participate enthusiastically in wider activities and make the most of their abilities.

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