Salary: £25,989 to £27,254 per annum pro rata
Grade: E
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
Hours: 32.5 Hours
Location: Kingswood, Hull, Kingswood Park Primary School

School Cook – Kingswood Parks Primary School, Hull & East Riding

Are you passionate about creating fresh, nutritious meals that make a real difference to children every day?

Do you enjoy working with local ingredients and being part of a friendly, supportive team?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

About the Role:

We are looking for a dedicated School Cook to join our catering team at Kingswood Parks Primary School.

You’ll play a key role in preparing and cooking high‑quality, home‑cooked meals using locally sourced produce, ensuring our students and staff enjoy healthy, balanced meals every day.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Your daily responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and cooking fresh, nutritious meals
• Serving meals to pupils and staff
• Managing and supporting your kitchen team
• Ordering food and managing stock
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food safety
• Completing all required documentation in line with our Food Safety Management System

This is a busy kitchen serving over 400 meals per day, including catering for complex allergies, so strong allergen management experience is essential.

Hours & Pay

• 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Flexible working between 7:30am – 2:00pm
• No weekend work!
• Term‑time only, with equal monthly pay throughout the year
• £13.47 per hour, with incremental pay increases in line with council pay scales
• Annual leave and bank holidays included within your salary entitlement

What can we offer you?

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier. These include:

• a local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution
• salary sacrifice schemes
• employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
• travel loans
• Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing

Click on our Total Rewards Brochure at the bottom of this advert to see the full range of benefits.

Contact Details:

For more information about the role, please contact Amy Corson at amy.corson@northyorks.gov.uk 

Key Documents:

Job Description
Total Rewards Brochure

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 19 April 2026

Interview Date: 22 April 2026  Please note:  The advert will close early if a suitable candidate is found.

Venue for Interview: Kingswood Parks Primary School

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NYC is 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 Council's 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.