Baker

Baker

Location: King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School For Boys, Grove Ln, Handsworth, Birmingham B21 9ET
Pay: £14.00 per hour
Hours: 25 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday–Friday, 80:00am–2:00pm
Contract: Term Time Only – 39 weeks, Permanent, Part Time

As a Baker for Sodexo, you’ll play an important role in bringing fresh, delicious baked goods to life for pupils and staff in a busy school kitchen. You’ll take pride in preparing and producing a variety of baked products, ensuring everything is made to a high standard and presented beautifully.

Working alongside the Cook Manager and wider catering team, you’ll help deliver a welcoming food service that pupils look forward to every day. From preparing ingredients and following recipes to baking, finishing and displaying products, you’ll bring creativity, consistency and care to everything you do.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys baking and wants to work in a school environment with no evening shifts and school holidays off, including Christmas.

Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You’ll belong to a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.

What you do:

• Prepare and bake a variety of fresh products, such as cakes, biscuits, traybakes, pastries and other baked goods suitable for a school catering service.

• Follow recipes and ensure consistent quality, taste, texture and presentation.

• Prepare ingredients, measure quantities accurately and organise your workload to meet daily service requirements.

• Finish, portion and present baked products attractively for pupils and staff.

• Work with the Cook Manager to plan baking requirements and ensure products are ready for the correct service times.

• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene and cleanliness, following all relevant HACCP, COSHH, allergen awareness and Health and Safety procedures.

• Ensure ingredients are stored correctly, stock is rotated and food waste is minimised.

• Clean and maintain baking equipment, utensils and food preparation areas.

• Support the wider catering team with food preparation and service duties when required.

• Deliver friendly, professional service and help create a positive dining experience for pupils and staff.

What you bring

• At least one year of practical baking or relevant kitchen experience.

• A genuine passion for baking and producing high-quality food.

• Experience following recipes and working with fresh ingredients.

• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage your time in a busy kitchen.

• An understanding of food hygiene, food safety and allergen requirements. Training can be provided where needed.

• A positive attitude, attention to detail and pride in your work.

• The ability to work effectively as part of a team and meet daily deadlines.

• A basic food hygiene or food handling certificate would be an advantage.

What we Offer

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A death in Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!

**Sodexo and our Clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (UK) and / or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland)**

*Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications