Job Description

Closing on:

Oct 15, 2025

Job Category:

Support Staff

Job Type:

Permanent

Job Location:

William Gilbert Endowed CofE Primary School (Duffield)

Contract Type:

Permanent

Salary: Grade 5, Pay Point 4, Salary 25,185 per annum, pro rata

Hours per week: 32.5 hrs per week (8.00am - 3:00pm daily, with 30 minutes break)

Weeks per year: 38 weeks per

Start Date: Monday 3

rd

November or as soon as possible

Age Range: 3 - 11 years

NOR: 240

Job outline


William Gilbert is an exceptional Church of England Primary School, where differences between people are nurtured and valued.



William Gilbert is a medium sized, 245 place primary school (which includes a 26 place nursery unit for 3 year old children), with a rich mix of delightful and well-behaved children. We pride ourselves on our caring ethos and the value we place in our dedicated and friendly staff teams.



We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented Cook to run our busy, professional school kitchen, and work with a team of Catering Assistants, providing healthy meals and enjoyable lunchtime experiences to our children.





The successful candidate will have experience of working in a school kitchen or similar commercial catering operation, and have a passion for cooking and inspiring children to eat. You will use your skills to prepare and cook a variety of appealing and healthy meals from scratch using fresh, seasonal ingredients from local suppliers, ensuring a consistently high quality of service to our children and staff.



William Gilbert Primary School is a proud member of Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT) (www.ddat.org.uk) and enjoys a positive relationship with a team of professionals providing effective support in school improvement and operations.



Should you require any other information please visit our website www.williamgilbertend.derbyshire.sch.uk or contact the school directly.


Application information

Please complete both the DDAT and the . Note that the correct forms must be completed, and that CVs or other methods of application will not be accepted.

Applications should be emailed to

enquiries@williamgilbertend.derbyshire.sch.uk

Closing Date 9am on Wednesday 15

th

October

Provisional Interviews: TBC

DDAT welcomes a diverse population of both children and staff and is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all its functions.



DDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, online checks, pre-employment and Disclosure Barring Service checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.


This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).


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