Assistant Cook at Upminster School

Overview

Assistant Cook - Salary 13993.33pa pro rata per annum (29436 - 31158 per annum) - 20hrs per week, term time only. Plus 4 cleaning days during the School Holidays.

HES Catering Services are the Local Authority provider of school meals for the London Borough of Havering working in partnership with local schools and academies to provide award winning meals and services. We supply a wide range of high quality catering services to the majority of schools within the borough and also work with other schools outside Havering to offer bespoke solutions for schools and businesses with in-house catering teams.

HES Catering’s ongoing success comes from amazing colleagues across all sites who prepare Healthy, Fresh, Vibrant & Tasty meals with high-quality produce. We serve over 15,000 meals per day in our schools.

Grade 3: 13993.33. 20 hours per week Term time only. Plus 4 cleaning days during the School Holidays.

To undertake the preparation, simple cooking and the serving of food and beverages in accordance with the Councils contractual arrangements.

The post holder reports to:
Cook Supervisor or Higher Graded Operative

The post holder has line management responsibility for:
No direct staffing responsibilities

The post holder will be required to work:
As defined on Staffing Profile

Hours of work: 20 hours per week

For any further information and/or an informal discussion about the role please contact

The closing date for this vacancy is Thursday 29th January 2026

Please view the Job Profile here

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Junior IC

• Culinary Experience
• Restaurant Experience
• Food Preparation Experience
• Food Service
• Kitchen Experience
• Serving Experience
• Cooking
• Dietary Department Experience
• Menu Planning
• Sanitation
• Knife Skills
• Meal Preparation

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Yearly Salary: 29436 - 31158

Note: This description is for Upminster School recruitment listing reference.