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Relief Cook - Mainland Orkney and Outer Isles Schools - ORK10200JobsGoPublic

Kirkwall Full time £15 an hour
Posted 30 September 2026 Closing date 31 March 2027
Checked 17 hours ago · still listed on the employer's site Closes in 136 days · 31 Mar 2027
Thurso Rail Station (34.0 miles, direct) Keith Town (Keith and Dufftown Railway) (99.6 miles, direct) Travel Centre (1.2 miles, direct)

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Relief Cook

Mainland Orkney and Outer Isles Schools

Hours are offered on an as and when required basis

£15.94 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance)

The purpose of this role is to help to provide the school meals service on a relief basis to cover for holiday and sickness absence.

Duties include preparation, cooking and service of food, supervision of staff, menu planning, ordering of provisions, ensuring all aspects of service provision complies with food safety and completion of associated records, cash handling and liaising with school staff, parents and pupils.

The necessary qualification, experience and skills required for this role are an Elementary Food Hygiene qualification or equivalent and a Food Preparation Qualification e.g. NVQ level 2, C+G 706/1 + 706/2 and previous experience of food preparation, cooking and service.

You should be able to travel efficiently and effectively between work locations within Orkney to meet the operational requirements of the Service.

This post is a regulated role with children and requires Level 2 Disclosure with PVG scheme membership.

The recruitment for this post is on-going

For a discussion about the role, contact Scott Pring at [email protected] or on 01856 879238.

For information on applying and our recruitment process, click here for Information for Applicants.

We would welcome your feedback on our recruitment process.

Orkney Islands Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, gender, race or ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status or gender reassignment status.

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