Chef

CATS Global Schools; Northampton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to work Scheme

Tech Scheme

Car Scheme

Free flu vaccine through Healthshield

Free eye tests

Financial wellbeing support via WageSt

Employee Assistance Programme

Group income protection

GP24: GP Access for all

Health Cash Plan

Death in Service

Long service awards

Employee referral scheme

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Job summary

Bosworth Independent School is seeking a Chef to run the day-to-day catering operations for students, staff and visitors. The role covers a 40-hour week on a rotating shift, including every other weekend, from 09:30 to 19:30. You will report to the Catering Manager as part of the Operations Team.

Responsibilities include producing meals at high volume, ensuring a varied and balanced diet, and maintaining HACCP, COSHH, Level 2 Hygiene and SFBB procedures to uphold a 5* Environmental Health rating.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to cook meals at high volume for students and staff.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP, COSHH, Level 2 Hygiene, SFBB.
• Experience in leading catering staff and managing rotating shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Provide and produce meals at high volume while maintaining quality and value.
• Ensure meals meet government nutrition and policy requirements for schools.
• Oversee safety, hygiene, and SFBB documentation; report incidents.
• Manage catering staff during evening and weekend shifts.
• Develop new menus and coordinate with Head of Operations.

Skills

High volume cooking

Food hygiene knowledge

COSHH knowledge

Team management

Menu development

Education

Relevant culinary qualification

Tools

Kitchen equipment management

Job description

ABOUT BOSWORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

Bosworth Independent School is a relatively small school of approximately 300 students. This enables us to offer a supportive family atmosphere, where students and staff can enjoy their work and thrive as valued people and professionals. Our ethos is one that believes in the importance of the individual and celebrates success regardless of the level. Students come from a wide variety of countries and are motivated and aspirational, mostly aiming for Russell Group and Oxbridge.

OVERVIEW OF THE JOB

We take great pride in delivering a first-class experience at Bosworth Independent School, and the Catering team play a crucial part in this by providing quality, healthy meals every day to our students, staff and visitors. As a Chef, you will be responsible for the day to day running of the catering provision in the kitchen, which includes production of our meals, along with the support of Catering Assistants. You will also be responsible for achieving a high level of food hygiene quality and standards at all times, including ensuring that all health and safety procedures in relation to Catering are adhered to, and ultimately ensuring the 5* rating awarded and inspected by Environmental Health Organisation, is maintained. This role will report directly into the Catering Manager and plays a vital part in the overall Operations Team of the school which is made up of three departments: Cleaning, Catering and Maintenance.

This role will involve working on a full-time basis (40hrs per week) covering weekdays and weekends on a rotating shift pattern. You will work a 4 day week, working every other weekend covering the hours 09:30 - 19:30.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Please note the below is not an exhaustive list of duties and reference should be made to the job description for this.

• To provide & produce meals at high volume, ensuring quality is maintained and value for money is achieved.
• To ensure all students & staff are getting a varied and balanced diet in accordance with the Government legislation requirements (food policy in schools/boarding standards agency)
• Understand all HACCP, COSHH, Level 2 Hygiene and SFBB procedures.
• Recommend and promote new menu ideas and special food events/cultural events and develop new recipe ideas and dishes for the diverse student ranges we have.
• Management of catering staff within the evening and weekend catering provision.
• Overview of Health & Safety within the Catering team
• Computer literate and be able to submit staff sickness and holiday via the online system.
• Ensure Safer Food Better Business (SFBB) is kept up to date with current staff details, suppliers.
• Ensure all new staff are inducted in the following: basic chemical training (COSHH), Food hygiene: to read and understand SFBB book provided, To do a Child awareness course
• To report any incidents, accidents or complaints in the SFBB book and report any urgent incidents to the Head of Operations.
• Produce new menus and work together with the Head of Operations and catering team.

BENEFITS

• Cycle to work Scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Car Scheme
• Free flu vaccine through Healthshield
• Free eye tests
• Financial wellbeing support via WageStream
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Group income protection
• GP24: GP Access for all
• Health Cash Plan
• Death in Service
• Long service awards
• Employee referral scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

ABOUT CATS GLOBAL SCHOOLS (CGS)

CATS Global Schools is a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers. With a history dating back to 1899, but a focus on the future, our group brings together 16 institutions comprising independent boarding schools, an Arts University College, English language schools and a variety of summer programmes in the UK, US, Canada, and China.

Each year, we provide 18,000 students around the globe with the education they need to develop real-life skills for the future. We are dedicated to academic excellence and our students benefit from our well-developed links to over 40 top global universities.

We create a positive learning environment where every student is empowered to make a contribution to shape their world. This is made possible because of the commitment of our pioneering, persevering people who do the very best for our students.

OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

We are committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging. Building on our core values – Pioneering, Persevering, People – We pledge to deliver a series of events, guest speakers and focus groups to make CATS Global Schools and employer of choice for all.

SAFEGUARDING

CGS is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of children and young people. As such, appointment is subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment employment checks in line with KCSIE guidelines. This will include satisfactory references, enhanced DBS from the Disclosures and Barring Service and, where applicable, any international equivalent being obtained. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks which may include social media.