Cook

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Hospitality & Catering
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Cooking HACCP Kitchen Equipment Food Safety Teamwork Time Management French Language Cleaning

FULL DESCRIPTION

Cook

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a Cook to join the catering team. This full-time permanent position involves preparing school meals, ensuring HACCP compliance, and maintaining kitchen hygiene. Based in South Kensington (Wandsworth for 2024-2025).

Main Duties

  • Makes school meals according to the selected recipes and menus.
  • Prepares the meals supply.
  • Checks resources and equipment for her/his area.
  • Shares her/his cooking knowledge with members of the team
  • Complies with H.A.C.C.P. food hygiene regulations and logs in relevant information into the traceability system.
  • Maintains and cleans the catering premises and equipment.
  • Monitors the quality of food production.
  • Additional duties may be occasionally required

Requirements

  • Cooking qualifications or experience
  • Masters cooking techniques.
  • Knows H.A.C.C.P. method thoroughly and strictly adheres to food safety regulations.
  • Deals efficiently with time constraints.
  • Uses and maintains kitchen equipment correctly and safely.
  • Dynamic, ability to take initiative and work as part of a team
  • Fluent in English, knowledge of French is desirable

Working Hours & Salary

  • Working hours: 40 hours per week (1600 hours per year) Monday to Friday, from 6:45am to 14h45pm
  • Workplace: South Kensington however will be based in Wandsworth SW18 4LT for the whole duration of the school year 2024-2025.
  • Monthly gross salary: £2,498.74 (incl. all allowance)
  • Employer contribution to private healthcare
  • 15% employer contribution to private pension
  • 60 days holiday per annum

Additional Information

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. (This procedure is undertaken by [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]). Additionally, anyone who has resided outside the UK will be asked to provide a criminal disclosure record from their previous countries of residence.

Non-British citizens: You will be required to provide evidence of you right to work in the UK.

How to Apply

Please download the application form and return it by email to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] before 9th June 2024 at midnight (local time).

Successful candidates will be invited to attend an interview during the week beginning 17th June 2024 (the date and time of the interview will be communicated by email).

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