Job Description

Directorate: Children and Family Services

Section: Facilities Management (Schools)

Location: Head Office - Weighbridge Site

Grade: Level 5

Actual Salary: 20,848.677 - 22,581.992 (under 5 years local government service)

21,331.371 - 23,104.817 (over 5 years local government service)

Hours: 35

This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants.

This is a temporary post for 12 months.

You will need to be enthusiastic, self motivated person with the ability to manage and motivate a team.

You will possess good craft skills and a belief that excellent food and nutrition is an integral part of the education process.

You must have a proven history of good food production and customer service, have Level 2 Award in Food Safety and the NVQ Food Preparation and Cooking Certificate along with relevant experience.

For an informal discussion, please contact Suzanne Hackett on 01782 233366

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this - we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.

To Apply - please visit our website https://webrecruitment.stoke.gov.uk/wrl/ If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email or call us on 01782 238189.

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 25,584.00-27,711.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 14/08/2025
Reference ID: 0000024836