Cook - Treetops
Kent County CouncilStone, England
Overview
This is a local council role (full time) with Kent County Council based in Stone. The advertised salary is £26,822 to £26,822 per year. Applications close on 25 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
What will you be doing?
Treetops offers overnight short breaks for children in Kent from the age of 5 to 18 years old, who have learning disabilities and/or Autism, and will have some additional support needs. These may include health related needs, behaviours of concern, and help with every day tasks. We always support children to have fun with their friends and peers, to learn skills, make choices, and to be supported in a safe and nurturing environment, so that they, and their families, can have a break.
We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, be able to work as part of a busy team providing a high standard of food ensuring that menus are created to meet the needs of the children and their dietary requirements. Working within a set Budget.
To succeed in this role, we are looking for someone who has:
- To have awareness and training on food hygiene
- To be able to create Menus to meet the dietary requirements and nutritious values for all and making meals inclusive.
- To be willing to keep knowledge and training up to date in Level 3 Food Safety and putting into the practice.
- To be willing to work with the team to create themed meals and events to enhance children’s experiences.
- To be able to manage the stock of food that we keep within the unit, doing stock rotation and ordering of what is needed.
- A detailed induction and training programme, with an ongoing plan for development
- 29 days annual leave + bank holiday entitlement
- Generous contributory pension scheme
This post is based in a children’s unit and therefore is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Interviews will be conducted under the ‘Choosing with Care’ assessment process.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact.
Mariama Addo
Mariama.Addo@kent.gov.uk
01322 626 840
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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.
How this role compares
We hold 350 council vacancies in England that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,140. This role pays less than about 82% of them.
There are 4,945 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 386 of them in England.
You have 26 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 26 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Kent County Council has 77 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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