Current Job Vacancies
Job: Coginio/ Cook, Abercanaid Community Primary School
Job Ref: CK011-5125
Salary: £14,548.00 - To: £14,548.00
Job Scale: Garde 2 SCP 6
Job Hours: 22.5
Location: Abercanaid Community School, The Park, Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1SZ
Speciality:
MERTHYR TYDFIL COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
People & Performance Directorate, School Department
School Catering
COOK
ABERCANAID COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
22.5 hours per week / 4.5 hrs per day (Term Time Only) & 12 days food & fun
Grade 2 SCP 6 - £25,989 per annum pro rata FTE
55.98% of £25,989 = £14,548 per annum pro rata
Required as soon as possible
Responsible for the ordering, preparation, cooking and service of meals complying with all legislative requirements and good practice, as to the standard set out in the Catering Contract. Also, responsibility for the organisation, supervision and training of catering staff to provide a quality service to customers in a safe working environment. To comply with all administrative and financial procedures set out in the Contract specification.
Closing date: 24th November 2025
A valid Level II hygiene certificate is essential for this position.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Invitations to interview will be sent out by email.
Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
All new applicants are required to complete a 10 hour online Work Welsh Course. You will need to complete parts 1 and 2 of the course and must be able to evidence this prior to starting work with the Authority. For further information on how to complete this course please visit: https://learnwelsh.cymru/
For further information please contact Fairyal Pabani on 01685 725000 or email Fairyal.pabani@merthyr.gov.uk
You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.
If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than 24th November 2025 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.
Email: Human.ResourcesAdmin@merthyr.gov.uk
Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.
All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.
We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.
People & Performance Directorate, School Department
School Catering
COOK
ABERCANAID COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
22.5 hours per week / 4.5 hrs per day (Term Time Only) & 12 days food & fun
Grade 2 SCP 6 - £25,989 per annum pro rata FTE
55.98% of £25,989 = £14,548 per annum pro rata
Required as soon as possible
Responsible for the ordering, preparation, cooking and service of meals complying with all legislative requirements and good practice, as to the standard set out in the Catering Contract. Also, responsibility for the organisation, supervision and training of catering staff to provide a quality service to customers in a safe working environment. To comply with all administrative and financial procedures set out in the Contract specification.
Closing date: 24th November 2025
A valid Level II hygiene certificate is essential for this position.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Invitations to interview will be sent out by email.
Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
All new applicants are required to complete a 10 hour online Work Welsh Course. You will need to complete parts 1 and 2 of the course and must be able to evidence this prior to starting work with the Authority. For further information on how to complete this course please visit: https://learnwelsh.cymru/
For further information please contact Fairyal Pabani on 01685 725000 or email Fairyal.pabani@merthyr.gov.uk
You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.
If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than 24th November 2025 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.
Email: Human.ResourcesAdmin@merthyr.gov.uk
Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.
All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.
We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.