School Cook

Salary: Salary: Scale 2; point 3-4 (fte £26,238 - £26,634) pro rata 25 hours per week (actual salary £16,004 - £16,246) – term time only

Closing Date: 9am Monday 3rd June 2924

Shortlisting: Monday 3rd June 2024

Interview Date: Friday 7th June 2024

Start Date: As soon as possible

Ashley College - Building Confidence for the Future

Ashley College is a pupil referral unit catering for vulnerable pupils with medical health needs. It provides support for Brent children and young people who are unable to attend mainstream schooling due to health needs. We have 35 pupils at any one time - 20 KS3-KS4 pupils at the centre and 15 KS1-KS4 pupils receiving home tuition. Many of the pupils may also have other learning needs (SEND, ASD, OCD, etc). We may be expanding our provision to 30 place at the centre from September 2021. We provide effective education and offer support enabling pupils to reintegrate back into mainstream or transition to other educational institutes and go onto achieving their potential.

The school has a warm, welcoming atmosphere in an attractive location. We have a small team of dedicated and committed staff who teach a broad, personalised and enriched curriculum catering for the needs of individual pupils in a nurturing environment. Our staff provide a wide range of support and qualifications to our students.

As well as excellent support and CPD, we provide our staff with free access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.

THE POST: School Cook

As a one person catering department, the school cook will be fully responsible for the provision of school’s meals for children on site, promoting healthy eating and be willing to support and get involved in the ethos of our provision. Will be responsible for:

• The preparation of healthy, nutritionally balanced menus that meet the Government's national nutritional standards for school lunches, ensure menu adherence, and ensure effective portion control and minimise wastage.
• Undertake skilled cooking activities connected to the full range of menu provision for example meal planning, portion control, special dietary meals, and the preparation of ingredients for meals
• Present nutritious foods in ways that children will find attractive.
• Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and productive working environment, ensure the cleanliness of the kitchen, its equipment and surrounds, and ensure that catering practice complies with appropriate health and safety legislation (Health and Safety at Work Act 1974) and Food and Hygiene Safety (Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations 2013, Food Safety Act 1990)
• Monitor and manage stock and supplies within an agreed budget,

The Person:

• Be an innovative and strategic thinker with visionary ideas
• Be an excellent practitioner
• Lead by example and act as a strong role model to staff and students
• Have a positive, can do attitude with staff and students
• Have a proven track record of outstanding achievement
• Be an effective team player and value every aspect of the school
• Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire students and staff
• Be an active learner, who constantly strives to improve

In return we can offer support and encouragement, a team where you will be valued and developed with the opportunity to gain experience across all aspects of the college’s work and its leadership. Being part of our team and making a difference to our, often very vulnerable, children and young people is in itself a rewarding post.

We welcome applications from dynamic and innovative professionals who share our passion for supporting vulnerable young people with often complex medical conditions, mental health needs and emotional disorders or a combination of these.

How to Apply:

Please see the job description/person specification and download an application form, you may also do this through our website: www.ashleycollege.brent.sch.uk

For your information, please note the following when completing your application:

• Read the job description and person specification carefully
• Complete a supporting statement as part of the application form, making sure you address each of the criteria indicated in the person specification

Applicants may only be shortlisted if they indicate in their application that they meet the shortlisting criteria on the Person Specification. To apply for the position please email your completed application form and supporting statement to Heidi Bennett, Business Manager at: recruitment@ashleycollege.brent.sch.uk.

Important Information about this role:

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check:

Successful applicants will be required to obtain an Enhanced DBS check considered satisfactory by the Council. The London Borough of Brent is an Equal Opportunities employer and having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of your offences. We will not unfairly discriminate against you on the basis of conviction or other details revealed. 

However, we are also fully committed to protecting our vulnerable clients and will fully comply with the DBS code of practice. For a copy of the code, please visit http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/dbs or request a copy from Human Resources. 

Failure to disclose information or providing deliberate false information in order to gain employment may lead to your dismissal or a withdrawal of an offer of employment.

Rehabilitation of offenders Act

This post is exempt from section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974, as the duties give you access to persons who are under the age of 18. Applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions, which would be regarded as spent for other purposes

Please see the job description/person specification and download an application form through our website: www.ashleycollege.brent.sch.uk

For your information, please note the following when completing your application:

• Read the job description and person specification carefully
• Complete a supporting statement as part of the application form, making sure you address each of the criteria indicated in the person specification

Applicants may only be shortlisted if they indicate in their application that they meet the shortlisting criteria on the Person Specification. To apply for the position please email your completed application form and supporting statement to Heidi Bennett, School Business Manager at: recruitment@ashleycollege.brent.sch.uk.