Cook

Join the Hospitality Team at Bishop Burton College

39 Hours Per Week, Monday to Thursday 10.30am to 7pm, Friday 11am to 6.30pm, required to work one weekend every four.

Are you a passionate and skilled cook who takes pride in preparing high-quality meals and creating a positive dining experience? Whether you're currently working in a school, restaurant, café, pub, hotel, care setting, or commercial kitchen, this could be the perfect opportunity to bring your talents to a unique and rewarding environment.

At Bishop Burton College, our Hospitality Team plays a vital role in supporting student life, staff wellbeing, and commercial events across our beautiful rural campus. We are looking for a dedicated Cook to help deliver nutritious, well-balanced meals while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene, and customer service.

You may currently be working as a Cook, Chef de Partie, Kitchen Assistant, Catering Supervisor, School Cook, Care Home Cook, or in another catering role where quality, organisation and customer satisfaction are at the heart of what you do.

You'll be someone who:

• Enjoys preparing fresh, nutritious food for a variety of customers.
• Takes pride in maintaining excellent food hygiene and safety standards.
• Works well under pressure and as part of a supportive team.
• Has experience within a busy catering, hospitality, café, restaurant or food service environment.
• Is organised, reliable and committed to delivering a great customer experience.

Bishop Burton College is one of the UK's leading land based and specialist colleges, set within a stunning rural campus with excellent facilities. As part of our Hospitality Team, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference to the daily experience of our students, staff and visitors.

Benefits

• A supportive and friendly working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Access to excellent staff benefits and wellbeing support.
• The chance to be part of a respected and successful college community.
• A varied role serving students, residential learners, staff, visitors and commercial clients.

Bishop Burton College promotes equality, diversity and inclusion ensuring fair treatment, representation, and opportunities for all individuals, regardless of their background or characteristics.

In addition to working in a beautiful rural environment, you will benefit from the following:

• Local Government Pension Scheme - a defined benefit scheme with generous employer contributions
• 40 days leave including 25 days annual leave, concessionary days and bank holidays; all leave is pro rated for staff employed on a part time contract
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free car parking
• A range of on site catering facilities
• Optional health cash plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted gym membership at the on site gym
• Dedicated health and wellbeing programme
• Free will writing service
• Generous sick pay and compassionate leave scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
• Free eye tests for DSE users
• 15% discount on tickets at East Yorkshire Buses

The college does not hold a sponsorship licence so therefore this post is not open to candidates who require sponsorship under the UK's points based system.

The College is an equal opportunities employer.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff to share this commitment. As this is a position of trust, the successful candidate will be required to disclose any criminal convictions and will be subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), barring (where applicable), reference, qualification and health checks. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.