Job Description

Job description

Terms and Conditions: Part Time, Permanent, 30 hours per week

Department: People

Interview date: Week Commencing 18

th

August 2025.

We have an exciting opportunity to offer a Cook vacancy across our Family Hubs and Children Centres.



The job role is to support across our 8 sites working in our Cafe Environment.



The cook's role entails oversight of the day to day running of our Community Cafes, which provide daily meals in our cafe's and also provide a range of healthy meals and snacks for our Nursery Children.



We are looking for someone who is highly motivated and can run a busy kitchen and serve customers throughout the day. We want someone who has the cooking skills to provide a range of good and healthy meal in our cafe, while working at pace.



We are looking for a cook that can work at pace and have a high standard of cooking.



We would like someone with a cooking qualification such as a City and Guild Standard Catering Qualification is desirable.



This role is a customer facing role. Therefore, we are looking for someone who has a high level of customer service, as this role is working daily with a wide variety of customers from our diverse communities.



The role involves the planning and preparation of food and ensuring they are providing a full range of healthy meals.



We have a range of kitchens, which provide Halal and none Halal products. We can provide a range of English and Asian foods, which could need to be prepared. Also baking products are provided to our customers regularly.



Over the half term and summer periods we have a very busy delivery of children's meals and adults meals.



We need to ensure that we are providing cost effective meals with consideration to the rising cost of goods and effective use of products.



Our cooks have to consider their budget and ensure that you met the income targets from the sales of meals in the cafe is paramount.



As with all food preparation you will need to ensure that you can demonstrate:


Good food hygiene Safe preparation of all elements of food handling Demonstrate high standards in the kitchen environment in line with health and safety requirements. Can adhere to the Environmental Health regulations.

If you have been a Chef or Cook with good experience, that is self-motivated and can work to a high standard and can provide the above services, then please apply, we would love to hear from you.

Job details

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Job reference
REQ04206
Date posted
24/07/2025
Application closing date
10/08/2025
Location
Blackburn with Darwen
Salary
Grade D, SCP 5-8 24,790 to 25,992 per annum pro rata
Package
Blank
Contractual hours
30
Basis
Part time
Job category/type
Council