Deputy Cook

Permanent

Grade A - £24,796 - £27,254 pro rata

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 25 hours per week

Location - Hallmoor Academy 50 Scholar Gate Kitts Green Birmingham B33 0DL

25 hours per week working times are Monday - Friday term time only between 8:30am-1.30pm approximately.

Hours to be confirmed to include 3 cleaning days and 5 teacher training days

Cityserve is a Birmingham City Council catering service for school meals providing fresh and nutritious food for school kitchen across the UK, healthy eating is a continuous theme throughout all of our menus and we are committed to the wellbeing of pupils. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy environment, delivers excellent customer service and is able motivate and support team members.

As a Deputy Cook your responsibilities will include:

Assist in Preparing and cooking meals for pupils
Assist in Planning and controlling all aspects of the service
keeping the kitchen clean & tidy
Assist in Costing, stocktaking and keeping appropriate records using IT skills
ILearning and Oracle
Assist with Staff training
To assist in maintaining a menu with balanced diets and allergen control
To be aware of the care users’ needs and dietary preferences.
To manage the kitchen in absence of the Catering Supervisor

Previous kitchen experience is essential to this role

About You;

Essential:

Good people skills
Passion about food and customer service
Great team player
Food Safety Level 3
Good verbal and written communication skills
Allergy Awareness Certificate
Experience in a similar environment
High standards and quality drive
A ‘can do’ attitude

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team <Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk>

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

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