Cook In Charge

We’re looking for a Cook in Charge to join our team at the Charterhouse Outdoor Centre working 37 hours per week (on an annualised basis) and term time only (44 weeks). This contract is fixed term until January 2024.

We’re a hugely ambitious council, committed to improving lives for the residents, communities and businesses of Somerset.

And that’s why we’re working so hard to build a sustainable organisation with a culture that rewards, values and recognises our staff, and gives everyone here the opportunity to grow and develop, personally and professionally.

If you’re looking for a place where you work truly matters – where YOU truly matter – we might be just right for you.

We also promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.

The Kilve Court, Greatwood and Charterhouse Centres are the largest provider of Outdoor Education in Somerset and enjoy a reputation for high quality and standards. The Centres offer courses in a number of outdoor activities and academic subject areas. They are situated in a fantastic position in Somerset with immediate access to a variety of outdoor locations.

We’re working to improve the lives of children in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. You will be responsible for the daily delivery of suitable and appropriate meals for all clients and service users. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Overseeing all domestic assistants including the oversight of the dining area, cleanliness, food service and preparation of meals.
• Controlling the storage of goods within prescribed guidelines and recording/dating foodstuffs as appropriate.
• Monitoring and maintaining the programme for high standards of kitchen and dining room cleanliness and hygiene, including the cleaning of machinery where appropriate.
• Promoting the strong provision of customer service.
• Regular contact with all services users and stakeholders.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you have:

• Experience within a service industry/ catering experience
• Knowledge of safe food storage and recording.
• Experience in responding to the demands of an ever changing environment and using your own initiative.
• Experience working within a small team
• Experience working with children

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

The salary for the role is Grade 14, ranging from £20,381 to £21,130 per annum for 37 hours, term time only.

For further information or an informal chat about the post, please contact Annouska Evans, Centre Manager: Charterhouse, on 01761 462267 or email Annouska.Evans@somerset.gov.uk

We'd love the opportunity to arrange and hold interviews ahead of the closing date for suitable candidates. If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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