Assistant Cook Primary

Job Details

Term time: 8 hours per week (Term time Thursday-Friday)

Title: Assistant Cook

Location: Keith Primary

Salary: £5007.24 - £5300.33 (term time)

Hours: 8 hours per week (Term time Thursday-Friday)

Closing Date: 27 February 2026

Contact: Catering Team

As Assistant Cook you will work within the Catering Team to deliver healthy, fresh and nutritious meals within Moray, supporting the Unit Supervisor at Keith Primary School.

Please see attached documentation for further information about the role.

Moray Council Catering Services operate across 52 schools in both primary and secondary schools as well as providing meals for Early Years Settings throughout the area. You could join the 300 staff we have across Moray preparing and serving meals daily to schools and nurseries, making us the largest catering operation in Moray.

Every one of our employees contributes to the success of our organisation and most importantly the health of pupils daily and are very proud to deliver high quality catering service.

This post is considered to be a 'Regulated Role' under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Under the Act it is a legal requirement for an individual undertaking a regulated role with children or protected adults to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. Therefore the successful candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to any formal offer of employment being made by Moray Council.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary which annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

This would be an ideal position for a motivated individual which would provide a good work/home life balance.