School & Care home chefs - Staffordshire

Location: Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Congleton, Leek, Kidsgrove, Tunstall, Nantwich, Crewe, Stoke on Trent, Buxton & surrounding areas

Contract type: Temporary - some contracts may lead to permanent after a successful period.

Hourly rate/Salary: £17p/h to £20p/h weekly pay

We are currently looking to recruit several Enhanced DBS Cooks and chefs of all levels to support schools & nurseries for January 2026 & beyond!

But also, to support our care homes and retirement villages within the North Staffordshire area. You will be working for several contract catering environments based in the following areas:

Staffordshire
Congleton
Leek
Kidsgrove
Tunstall
Nantwich
Crewe
Stoke on Trent
Buxton & surrounding areas

To be able to work within this environment, you must have an enhanced DBS covering adult, child, dated within the last 12 months, or on the update service. If you don't have this, we do have the facilities to process one for you at a cost.

Imagine working as a chef/cook, having a great salary and getting paid for every hour worked, along with having the flexibility of when you work for a better work-life balance. If you can imagine this, then we can offer you shifts to support this!

Why Apply?

Great pay rates
Weekly pay
Your very own Blue Arrow app for you accepts shifts on the go, put on your availability plus much more
PAYE - holiday accrual, and Blue Arrow process your national insurance and ensure you are paid every Friday
Dedicated consultant
Great work-life balance
You choose the hours to work flexible shifts
Chance to gain more hours around current jobs and commitments.
Mixtures of shifts.
Different working environments - every day is different

The Commute:

As we cover a large number of locations across Staffordshire, your commute will vary. If you have a car and are flexible with locations, great. If you're limited to public transport, we'll only send you to places that have public transport links and provide you with all the information you will need to get there.

Type of Enhanced DBS chefs & cooks we are looking for:

Chefs
Cooks
Second in command cooks & chefs
Catering Managers
Chef Manager

The working environment:

You will be providing hot, delicious, and nutritious food to vulnerable adults and children. Your role is extremely important in ensuring every person has a hot meal for the day you work, no matter where the place of work is.

The main environments you will be working in are schools and care homes, working within contract catering, and will be required to cook specific items, i.e., textured meals for all residents and children, working from the IDDSI framework. You will also be involved in some of the serving and may meet some patients and children.

Working Hours:

You will be working a mixture of hours; however majority of our school and nursery clients work from Monday to Friday, working from around 7/8 am until 2/3 pm.

Our care homes will require Monday to Friday work, but also weekend coverage as they are open 7 days a week. Hours will range from 7 am to 6 pm.

Requirements and skills:

You will have extraordinary attention to detail
You will have knowledge of stock management and ordering, position-dependent.
You will enjoy working with different people
Have the ability to work within various environments
Have experience working with the IDDSI framework, cooking, and producing texture dietary meals
Available to cover ad hoc last-minute sickness requests for our clients, this can be on the same day.
You will have the skills to manage small teams
You will be able to work under pressure and work with a variety of teams
You will enjoy being flexible and managing your own diary
You will be qualified in professional cookery to City & Guilds 706/1, 706/2, or equivalent
Level 2 food hygiene certificate within the last 3 years and up-to-date allergens certificates.
You will have at least 2 years of background working as a chef
Experience working within schools and care homes as a chef or a cook.
You will be a Senior Chef De Partie level or above
You will have your own chef's whites and knives

An in-date Enhanced DBS DATED WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS ideally on the new updated service programme, without this, we cannot work with you in Schools or Care homes. (We do have the Facilities to put you through one at a cost if needed; this would benefit you in offering more work.)

So if you think this is just what you're looking for, then CLICK APPLY TODAY. One of our dedicated chef consultants will be back in touch to discuss the next steps.

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