Assistant Cook: Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School

The Heath Academy Trust and Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School are seeking to appoint an Assistant Cook to join their dedicated and committed team.

The main responsibilities for the post holder will include:

• To assist in generating and processing all food orders, keeping all records and stock books, as required
• To assist in the preparation, cooking and serving of school meals
• To assist in the supervision of lunch time service
• To maintain all areas of the kitchen and pieces of equipment, to necessary standards of kitchen hygiene
• Wash up, as appropriate
• To prepare beverages and refreshments, as requested
• Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the school’s safeguarding and child protection policy

Further details about this role can be found on the job description and person specification included in this recruitment pack and more information about the school can be found on our website: www.3lxschool.com.  Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged.  Please contact our school office on 01202 822460 to arrange your visit or discuss the post further.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applications must be completed via the online application form.  CVs will not be accepted or considered.  References will be sought for all candidates who accept the invitation to interview.  Please ensure referees are able to provide a full reference rather than a standard statement of employment time.  You should provide the email and telephone contact details for all referees – thank you.

The Heath Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. As part of the safer recruitment check, online searches will be conducted for all shortlisted candidates. The search will be purely based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School is a small, friendly village school for children from 2 to 9 years, situated between West Moors and Verwood.  Our school has the benefit of large ground with a number of field areas and playgrounds, along with a dedicated forest area and pond.

Our school has a family feel with small classes (our published admission number is 20), and a focus on high achievement within an ethos of “learning, perseverance and manners”.

Active learning for the future is promoted using high quality resources to bring learning to life.  Our children use the benefits of technology to support their learning in our Apple Mac library area.  Weekly forest learning sessions, with our qualified Forest School Leader, reinforce our commitment to good manners and the application of learnt skills in the outdoor environment.  Maths mastery is taught through concrete, pictorial and abstract approaches, backed up with high quality text books to ensure embedded learning.

The staff and children promote these values through our school vision:

Learning, Perseverance and Manners