Peripatetic Cook Supervisor

Job description

Peripatetic Cook Supervisor

Grade 6, 35 hours per week, Term time

Grade 6 - £29,071.00 for 35 hours per week term time only for XX weeks per annum equating to £XXXXX pro rata rising to XX weeks, £XXXXX pro rata per annum after 5 years' service.

Are you an experienced catering professional with strong supervisory skills and a passion for delivering high-quality, nutritious meals?

We are seeking a highly motivated Peripatetic Cook Supervisor to provide supervisory cover across a range of school kitchens and catering establishments throughout the county. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, can adapt quickly to different environments and is committed to maintaining excellent catering standards.

About the Role

As a Peripatetic Cook Supervisor, you will be deployed to different school catering locations to provide essential cover during periods of staff absence, vacancies or increased service demand. You will lead kitchen teams, oversee day-to-day catering operations and ensure the consistent delivery of safe, nutritious and appealing meals to pupils and customers.

The role requires flexibility, excellent organisational skills and the ability to quickly establish service continuity in different settings across the county.

Key Responsibilities

You will:

• Supervise and coordinate catering staff, allocating duties and ensuring high standards of performance.
• Organise and oversee food preparation, cooking and service delivery.
• Maintain compliance with food hygiene, allergen management and health and safety legislation.
• Manage stock control, ordering and resource allocation.
• Oversee cashless payment systems and associated financial controls.
• Support service improvement initiatives and promote excellent customer care.
• Ensure appropriate staff training and induction requirements are completed.
• Liaise effectively with school staff, suppliers and the Catering Area Supervisor.

About You

We are looking for someone who has:

Essential Requirements

• NVQ Level 3 in Catering (or equivalent qualification and relevant experience).
• Level 3 Food Safety/Food Hygiene qualification and allergen training.
• Knowledge of food hygiene, health and safety and allergen legislation.
• Experience of producing meals at scale within a catering environment.
• Strong supervisory and people management skills.
• Excellent cooking skills and a commitment to quality.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• The ability and willingness to work across multiple catering locations.
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Desirable

• Experience within a school or local authority catering environment.
• Welsh language skills.

What We Offer

• A varied and rewarding role supporting schools across the county.
• The opportunity to work with a dedicated and supportive catering team.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Local Government employment benefits and pension scheme.

Additional Information

This is a peripatetic position, meaning you will work across a number of school kitchens and catering establishments as required. The successful candidate must be able to travel independently between sites and adapt to different teams and working environments while maintaining consistently high standards of service delivery.

Join us and help ensure that pupils across our schools continue to receive high-quality, nutritious meals every day.

Employee Benefits

Our employee benefits are designed to help invest in your future and are in addition to living and working in Pembrokeshire, one of the most beautiful and desirable counties in the UK.

The Visit Pembrokeshire website https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/ is an excellent source of information, and showcases the wide variety of activities, amenities and adventures that await you.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

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• We understand that applicants may choose to use tools such as generative AI to support the preparation of their application. While the use of such tools is permitted, it remains the applicant's full responsibility to ensure that all information submitted is factually accurate, truthful, and representative of their own skills, experiences and qualifications.
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Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing [email protected] .
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing [email protected] .
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.