Salary: £13.92 to £14.59 per hour + up to £500 recruitment payment*
Grade: E
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 21.25 hours per week (Term Time Only)
Location: Whitby, North Yorkshire
Join us as a Cook at Fylingdales School, where you will prepare around 30 freshly made meals each day and play an important part in supporting pupils to learn and thrive. This is a fantastic opportunity to combine your passion for food with a role that offers an excellent work-life balance including school holidays off.
What can we offer you?
In addition to your salary, you can benefit from:
- Term-time only working, giving you time off during school holidays
- No evenings, weekends or split shifts, allowing you to enjoy a more predictable routine
- Equal monthly pay throughout the year, providing consistent income and financial peace of mind
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement, paid pro rata as part of your annual salary
- Access to a range of employee benefits and discounts
- Green Car Scheme
- Home Technology Scheme
- Childcare support schemes
- Employee wellbeing support and assistance programmes
- Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
About the Role
As Cook, you will play a key role in delivering a high-quality catering service while maintaining the highest standards of food safety and hygiene. You will lead by example, helping to create a welcoming dining experience and ensuring pupils and staff enjoy nutritious, appetising meals every day.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Preparing, cooking and serving freshly made meals
- Maintaining excellent food safety and hygiene standards
- Setting up and clearing the dining area
- Washing up and keeping the kitchen clean and organised
- Supervising and supporting kitchen staff
- Ordering food and managing stock levels
- Completing stock checks and kitchen administration
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and organised individual who takes pride in preparing healthy, wholesome food. You will enjoy working as part of a small team, be committed to high standards, and understand the important role that nutritious meals play in a child's school day. Whether you have previous experience leading a school kitchen or have strong catering experience and are ready for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.
Working Hours
- 09:00am - 1:45pm
- 21.25 hours per week
- Term-time only
- No evenings, weekends or split shifts
More information
If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Elaine Clemit, Area Manager on 07816 251202 or email elaine.clemit@northyorks.gov.uk
* For the right candidate, a recruitment payment of up to £500 may be payable as a one-off welcome payment.
**The recruitment payment is a discretionary one-off payment payable upon commencement of employment. If the individual leaves the council within the two years, a proportionate amount will be recovered.
Key Documents
Job Description Cook Grade E.docx
Key Dates
Closing Date: Sunday 06 December 2026
Shortlisting Date: Monday 07 December 2026
Interview Date: We shall be conducting interviews while this advert is live, and this vacancy may close early if a suitable candidate is successful
Venue for Interview: To be confirmed
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***DBS***
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NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.