Chef Supervisor

Golearnleicestershire; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational organization in Nottingham is seeking a Chef Supervisor to manage school kitchen operations at Glade Hill Primary School. The ideal candidate will have experience working in a customer-focused environment and be adept in cooking for large groups, menu planning, and team management. This role operates Monday to Friday, offering competitive pay, generous annual leave, and numerous employee benefits in an inclusive work culture. Closing date for applications is set for January 31, 2026.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Defined benefit pension scheme

Smart Working arrangements

Health and wellbeing benefits

Discounted local memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-focused environment.
• Experience in cooking for large groups, including menu planning and serving.
• Ability to manage a team while delivering training.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety guidelines and COSHH procedures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily running of school kitchens from planning to delivery.
• Ensure cleanliness of kitchen and equipment.

Skills

Customer-focused environment

Cooking for large groups

Team management

Health and Safety guidelines knowledge

Job description

Chef Supervisor Gladehill Primary School, 37 hours per week (Term Time Only)

Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent - Term Time Only

Working Hours: 37 hours per week – 7:00am – 2:30pm, Monday - Friday

Salary: Starting Salary is £26,824 (Level 1) rising to £27,694 (Level 3) per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Location:Glade Hill Primary School, Chippenham Road, Nottingham NG5 5TA

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Councilhere .

About the Role

As a Chef Supervisor your main duties will be to deal with all aspects of day to day running of the school kitchens from planning to delivery. You will also be responsible for ensuring the cleanliness of the kitchen and equipment used.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working in a customer-focused environment
• Experience of cooking for large groups, including the menu planning, ordering, cooking and serving
• Ability to manage a team and deliver training and guidance
• Knowledge of Health and Safety guidelines and understanding COSHH procedures

A DBS enhanced check is required for this post for a regulated activity.

You can find the job description for this posthere

At Nottingham City Council, we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on theadditional information for applicants page.

For informal enquirie,splease contact Nottingham Catering by telephone on 0115 8765432 or to contact me by email, please click here .

Closing Date: 31st Janaury 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held:TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre:https://emss.org.uk/support

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)+ bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

Job Info

• Job Identification 6557
• Posting Date 12/29/2025, 11:53 AM
• Locations CHIPPENHAM ROAD, Nottingham, NG5 5TA, GB