Assistant Cook

Full Job Description

Work less hours to do the stuff you love doing!

Location: Smallbrook School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Salary: £17,500 per annum

Hours: 37.5 Hours per week; Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4pm

Contract: Permanent; Term Time

Are you an Assistant Cook committed to improving the lives of children and young people?

Purpose of Job

We are looking for a responsible Assistant Cook to join our team in our growing school. We are increasing our student roll over the next year and require more staff to help cope with our increased demands.

Experience in kitchen operations. In-depth understanding of food health and safety regulations is required.

About us

Smallbrook School is a specialist SEMH provision set in the heart of the Shropshire countryside and are specialists in reengaging the young people who join our family with their education.

Our school has facilities for and can accommodate up to 50 students. Our class sizes are a maximum of four students but are mostly less.

Smallbrook School has a range of learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties which require a significantly higher level of support. The education we provide gives our young people the experience of achievement as well as the qualifications they need to get on in the world.

The school promotes a safe and supportive learning environment in which pupils are valued and can clearly see our high expectations of them.

We are part of Acorn Education and Care and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

We provide Education and Care across a number of schools and residential homes nationally. Our specialist SEN provision, coupled with our expertise within residential care means we offer thousands of vulnerable children across the UK a holistic, wraparound care, residential and education service, empowering them with everything they need to flourish.

Why join Acorn Education & Care?

• £17,500 per annum
• Permanent; Term Time
• 37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday 8:30 to 16:00

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.