Assistant Cook

Cyflog: 12.13 - 12.39 Per Hour

About us:

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.

At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

Assisting in all food preparation, cooking and serving of meals, and provide cover on other College sites as required.

• Full time (37 hours per week)
• Term time (36 weeks per year: 34 weeks during term, plus 2 weeks outside of term)
• Permanent
• £18,698 - £19,097 per annum (£12.13 - £12.39 per hour)
• Gorseinon Campus, Swansea

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting the Cook with day to day food production in line with daily menu requirements, nutritional & allergen guidelines, following food hygiene regulations and ensuring high standards of presentation
• To cook and serve breakfast
• Assist with the organization and setting up of Servery counter and service of food whilst practicing portion controls as per guidelines
• To assist in the cleaning of the kitchen and associated areas

About you:

• Minimum NVQ Level 2
• Experience in the food industry cooking for small numbers, or assisting in a larger outlet
• Honest & reliable
• Excellent standards of food hygiene

Benefits for you:

• 28 days pro rata annual leave (to be taken outside of term time), plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
• Free Parking
• A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
• After five years' service, staff are awarded with four additional annual leave days
• Staff support groups: menopause, LGBTQ+, time for talking
• View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/benefits-and-wellbeing

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Informal enquiries: HR@gcs.ac.uk

We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.

If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume of applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.

Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).