Casual Cook & Kitchen Operations Support

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About the vacancy

Vacancy ID: 258

Organisation: Carmarthenshire County Council

Number of vacancies: Multiple

Contract type: Casual

Location: Carmarthenshire

Grade: Grade D

Hourly Rate: £13.45 (Including Real Living Wage Supplement)

Contract Hours: Zero Hour

Responsibilities

An opportunity for an enthusiastic, individual who will be required to produce quality, nutritious meals. Duties include (but are not limited to):

• Assist and support the Cook in Charge to organise work rotas and allocate staff duties.
• Assist and support the Cook in Charge to maintain management information systems and undertake all clerical duties including order of supplies and stock control.

For an informal discussion please contact: Jane Evans at

Qualifications & Requirements

Basic level of conversational Welsh (Level 2). Reasonable support can be provided to reach this level.

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job.

Legal eligibility: you must be legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom.

Closing Date

05/09/2026, 23:55

The Rewards

• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing additional annual leave
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support
• Personal development and career progression
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle to work scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies

Additional Information

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Eligibility

You will be asked about your nationality and if you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to find out if you are eligible to apply for this vacancy. This is a requirement for working within the Council or partner organisations: Please note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage in the process that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or the offer retracted.

How to Apply

All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email or contact and ask for 'Recruitment' to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.

Please see the 'How we Recruit' guidance on the Careers Page for more information on the recruitment process.