School Cook

At the heart of the Trust's vision is a belief that students deserve the best educationalexperience with aspirational curriculum provision and enrichment opportunities. Westrive for personal and academic achievement within a safe, inclusive and enrichedlearning environment: opening minds, opening doors to learning opportunities andopening up pathways to successful futures.Our AimsOur aim is to ensure that all schools within the Trust aspire to be 'Outstanding' and, withour support, hold a minimum of a 'Good Provider' rating from Ofsted.Our FutureWe have an appetite for continuous improvement and development, with an overallambition of expanding the Trust to develop a local partnership of schools, covering both Ms Kim Earle, CEOprimary and secondary phases. This will enable us to foster true partnership and Achieve and Learn Trustcollaborative work that both supports and challenges member schools., JOB PURPOSE: To assist and contribute to the delivery of a safe, healthy and quality school catering service under the direction of the Catering Manager., The Achieve and Learn Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.,

• Assist the Catering Manager and Supervisor with food planning, preparation, cooking
duties and all other catering services within the school kitchen.
• Prepare specified home-cooked meals in accordance with the menus provided, with
agreed recipes and ingredients and accurately timed for specific service times.
• Support the Catering Manager and Supervisor with designing new meals which are both
nutritionally balanced and cost effective.
• The tending of food on stoves, beating, mixing, blending, checking, testing, stirring and
the loading and unloading of cooking vessels.
• Check all meals ready to be served for quality, quantity and appearance.
• Prepare equipment, weighing, mixing, rolling and operating kitchen machinery.
• Be customer focused at all times, by being approachable and exceeding expectations in
delivering customer needs.
• Manage and control all food to include receiving and checking stock, checking equipment
and materials are used correctly.
• Ensure that routine data is collected as required and that all daily checks, including
temperature control during production, preparation, service and storage are carried out effectively.
• Ensure waste is controlled with regard to preparation and cooking.
• Maintain the highest standard of health, hygiene and safety.
• Support with day to day cleaning, as well as, specialised cleaning of kitchen equipment,
work surfaces, kitchen floors and storage areas, under the highest hygiene controls.
• Operate the school's cashless catering till system, ensuring the correct price is charged
for all items purchased.
• Assist in the receipt and safe storage of deliveries.
• Removal of kitchen waste to designated refuse collection areas
• Actively assist in supporting our five-star food hygiene rating.
• Attend any relevant training sessions to ensure that you are fully equipped to perform
your role effectively.
• Ensure all tasks are carried out with due regard to the appropriate policies and
procedures i.e. Health and Safety, Food Hygiene, Food Standards, Allergens, Risk Assessments etc.
• Maintain confidentiality of information acquired in the course of undertaking duties for the
school. General Requirements All staff are expected to:
• Work towards and support the academy vision and current objectives outlined in the
Academy Improvement Plan.
• Contribute to the school's programme of extra-curricular activities e.g helping at Open
Evening.
• Support and contribute to the school's responsibility for safeguarding students.
• Work within the school's health and safety policy to ensure a safe working environment
for staff, students and visitors.
• Work within the Trust's School's Equality Objectives to promote equality of opportunity for
all students and staff, both current and prospective.
• Maintain high professional standards of attendance, punctuality, appearance, conduct
and positive, courteous relations with students, parents/carers and colleagues.
• Adhere to policies and circulars.
• To undertake any other duties commensurate with the grading of the post as directed by
the Headteacher.

Ideally you will have experience of working within a high-volumefood business and will be used to cooking with fresh ingredients.Alternatively, you might simply have a strong passion for cookingand feel that you could add value in a role like this. Either wayyou will need to enjoy working in a busy kitchen and enjoy rollingup your sleeves to be very much hands on. A qualification toNVQ level 3 standard would be desirable but not essential.The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:
• Able to deliver a high standard of customer service
• Pro-active with the ability to act on your own initiative
• Commitment, flexibility and enthusiasm
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to obtain this A/C/I Essential
qualification within 6 months of starting in post)Food Allergen Certificate (or willingness to obtain this A/C/Iqualification within 6 months of starting in post) EssentialGood level of spoken and written communication A/C/I Essential2. ExperiencePrevious experience of creating and preparing homemade A/I Essentialmeals suitable for a secondary school environment.3. KnowledgeWorking knowledge of current food hygiene and health and A/I Essentialsafety legislation.Awareness of healthy eating issues, nutrition and food A/I Essentialallergens. 4. Skills, Abilities and AttitudeGood customer care skills A/I EssentialExcellent interpersonal and communications skills including A/I Essentialthe ability to relate well to people on all levels with sensitivity,tact and diplomacy.Honesty, energy, stamina and enthusiasm. A/I EssentialFlexibility in working hours and a positive attitude and ability to A/I Essentialwork under pressure.An enjoyment of working with and being in the company of A/I Essentialyoung people.Professional but approachable demeanour in relating to all A/I Essentialmembers of the academy community.Required to wear uniform / protective clothing as issued. A/I Essential 5. DesirableLevel 2 Food Hygiene Certificate A/I/C DesirableFood Allergen Certificate A/I/C DesirableNVQ Level 1 / 2 in Catering and Hospitality A/I/C DesirablePrevious experience of delivering a catering service in a high- A/I Desirablevolume environment.Experience of working in a school environment. A/I DesirableFamiliarity with the Healthy Schools Programme. A/I DesirableKnowledge of "Keeping Children Safe in Education" and A/I Desirablesafeguarding issues
• Method of Assessment
A = Application form, C = Certificate, E = Exercise, I = Interview, P = Presentation.

I am very proud as Acting Headteacher to welcome and introduce you to Reddish Vale High School (RVHS). Ourschool is emerging from a turbulent time of late and has already gone through an exciting period of transition andimprovement. Through values driven leadership, which is underpinned by dedicated teaching and support staff,the school is on an exciting pathway in ensuring that all its learners are enabled in realising their full potential.This is my mission. Here at RVHS, we are dedicated to ensuring our vision to 'Positively Changing Lives -through personal growth academic excellence ' becomes a reality for the entire school community.

High quality, committed staff, provide a positive, disciplined and nurturing environmentthat inspires a passion for learning so that every learner progresses and can thrive. Ourlearners are encouraged to achieve their best personally, academically and socially. Asa result, we are seeing improved levels of academic attainment and progressthroughout the school. High expectations and standards are driven through teamworkand underpinned through the school's core values of; Respect, Aspiration,Determination and Independence.This provides only a brief introduction to our school community and a flavour of ourethos and values.We are experiencing a period of significant growth and investment, allowing us tofurther enhance our school facilities, teaching resources, and staff developmentprograms. As part of our continued growth and commitment to providing the bestpossible education for our students, we are seeking to appoint a number of talentedand motivated individuals to join our dedicated team. Thank you for your interest in Mr Darren Moroney,Reddish Vale High School, the learners, staff and I, look forward to welcoming you. Headteacher Reddish Vale High School, This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionateSchool Cook to join the catering team at Reddish Vale HighSchool. We are looking to recruit a School Cook who ispassionate about both great food and great service. Someonewho will support the team in our kitchen and strictly uphold goodworking practices to maintain the highest standards of hygieneand safety.Reddish Vale High School is part of the Achieve and LearnTrust, which expressed simply, the trust is committed to personalgrowth and academic excellence for all pupils. At Reddish ValeHigh School , committed staff provide a positive and nurturingenvironment that inspires a passion for learning, so that everypupil progresses and thrives. Our pupils are encouraged toachieve to their best personally, academically, physically andsocially.,
• An engaging, creative and welcoming The successful candidate will be expected to
environment. take up the appointment as soon as possible.
• Holiday entitlement of 26 days, plus Bank The position will be based at Reddish Vale
Holidays, increasing to 31 days after five High School, Stockport. years of service.
• The post is based on 36.25 hours per week.
• Membership of Greater Manchester The post is a salaried position and overtime is
Pension Scheme, with excellent employer not paid unless due to exceptional contributions. circumstances.
• Free on-site parking. All our schools operate a no-smoking policy on
• On-site canteen facilities. the whole of its sites.
• Staff room with free refreshments.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Occupational Health and Counselling
services available.
• Supported by a talented, highly motivated,
committed and professional team of colleagues.
• Active and supportive Governing Bodies
and Senior Leadership Teams.
• CPD opportunities for all staff.
• A great place to work.