Assistant Cook

1. To work with the external catering service in providing a cook chill service
2. Responsible for the safe and effective preparation and serving of school meals and beverages
3. Keeping all hygiene and stock records as required
4. To ensure food is safely prepared in line with identified intolerances and allergies, with appropriate processes put in place to ensure the correct meals are served to the correct pupils
5. To assist in the supervision of the school lunch time service, ensuring that pupils follow school behaviour policy
6. To maintain all areas of the kitchen and pieces of equipment, to necessary standards of kitchen hygiene
7. To wash up and keep the kitchen area tidy and safe
8. Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the school's safeguarding and child protection policy
9. To undertake appropriate training to ensure the role can be performed to required safety and hygiene standards and to meet legislative requirements
This role would require working 11am-2pm, Monday - Friday.
Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role.
If you have any further questions, please contact the recruiting manager Dani Dalgarno by emailing
Please Note: the actual salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee with under 5 years' service.

Initio Learning Trust offers a welcoming and supportive environment and can provide:
a genuine commitment to supporting professional development
a supportive and flexible working environment which offers equal opportunities for all
free onsite parking
access to the local government or teachers pension scheme
a range of employee benefits including Cycle to Work and Health Cash Plan
Initio Learning Trust comprises 17 schools across Dorset, with our head office based in Wimborne. Formed in February 2022 from the merger of The Minerva Learning Trust and Wimborne Academy Trust, we offer outstanding education through every stage of schooling, from nursery through to upper sixth form. We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.