Youll be working at the heart of the school, preparing and serving tasty, nutritious food to our young people, staff and visitors Youll supervise a skilled team and plan nutritious menus for our young people. Youll also need to make sure that the school meets food hygiene regulations and nutritional standards. Being a cook in charge at our schools means youll get to build fantastic relationships with all of our staff and young people, by doing what you do best. Oversands School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education, based in Witherslack, Cumbria. The school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with a range of complex learning needs, social and emotional di?culties and challenging behaviours. Here we know every pupil, their story, how we can help and importantly how they can succeed. This statement is brought to life through a dedicated lower school designed with input from the pupils; and a vocational and post-16 provision that delivers extensive courses and opportunities led by experts in their field. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, youll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people plus youll get: Training : A full induction and on the job training Holiday : Youll work hard at WG, so youll be rewarded with full school holidays Flexible benefits : meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance check out our benefitshere Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities check out our schoolshere A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. Have a Level 3 qualification in Food Safety in Catering (or equivalent) Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. 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 will cover the cost) and an online search. community. To view our ex-offenders policy please click here. To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the ‘Parents and Carers’ section of this School/Learning centre. Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD…
