Cook


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Penzance, TR18 3NX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	8 Oct 2026
Closing date:	7 Nov 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

About the role

We are looking to appoint an outstanding Cook with experience of food preparation, ideally in an environment serving children and young people

Our ideal candidate will; have excellent teamwork and communication skills; the ability and enthusiasm to make a difference and be passionate about inclusion.

The main duties include:

• To prepare and cook all academy meals efficiently and in a timely manner, and maintain a clean, well maintained and stocked kitchen.

• To provide well balanced meals and nutritional menu choices.

• Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion

For a full list of duties, please see the job description.

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and an online check.

To apply please use our application form available on our website Vacancies - Wave MAT. We may close this vacancy early as we review applications as they are received, to ensure you are considered for this role please do not wait for the deadline to submit your application.

For any general questions contact us here or email us at recruitment@waveedu.org

What the school offers its staff

Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Counselling

Occupational Health Services

Professional Development & Training

Salary depending on experience

Cycle to Work Scheme

Tech Scheme

Free Will Writing Benefit

Health & Wellbeing Champion

Company sick pay dependent on service

Free refreshments in workplac

Further details about the role

Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy.

We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.

We Aim To

• Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.

• Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.

• Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.

• We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.

• Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.

• Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.

Commitment to safeguarding

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. An online check may be carried out.

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