Please note, this position is part-time and consists of working 25 hours per week.

As an Assistant Cook at Queensmead House School, you'll be in the kitchen and front of house, preparing and serving a range of tasty, nutritious food. You'll be working at the heart of our school, serving staff, our young people and visitors. We'll expect you to follow food hygiene rules and keep health and safety in mind. But the key is to create varied menus that encourage our young people to try new food. You'll help plan meals, taking into account any specific dietary requirements.

We're ideally looking for you to have catering experience gained in a professional setting, but if you are a highly competent home cook who copes well with feeding the masses, we'd still like to hear from you. A Basic Food Hygiene & Safety Certificate would be beneficial as would GCSEs or an equivalent qualification in Catering, for example, an NVQ Level 2. However, to be part of our team, the key ingredient is having the right attitude. If you're hard working, friendly and dependable, you could be the perfect fit.

Like all Witherslack Group schools, Queensmead House School offers state-of-the-art learning resources and well equipped environments. Parts of our large, picturesque school overlook Windsor Castle and the school building itself is breath-taking. Add to the fact that we've installed amazing new learning spaces and a great supporting team and it all adds up to a truly uplifting teaching environment.

For children with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education must go above and beyond. That's what drives us, here at Witherslack Group. Through our aspirational homes, schools and ethos, we've achieved the highest possible outcomes. In short, we're enhancing life opportunities.

Reward

We know you're going to do great things. We offer a salary and benefits package that's among the best in our sector. You'll receive a competitive salary, full school holidays, contributory pension (matched up to 5%), Life Insurance based on two times your annual base salary and comprehensive induction and ongoing training, as well as extensive Group staff benefits such as Medicash Health Plan/Employee Assistance and Cycle to Work Scheme. Witherslack conducts DBS Enhanced checks and covers the costs for all new employees.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jennifer Jansen, Senior Administrator on (phone number removed).

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

For a full job description and person specification, please see the attached document