School Chef

Connect2TalentSolutions; Brierley Hill; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A catering service provider is seeking an experienced School Chef to deliver high-quality, home-cooked food. This role involves planning, preparing, and supervising student meals while ensuring compliance with health standards. The ideal candidate should have experience in high-volume service, excellent food preparation skills, and the ability to supervise and train kitchen staff. An enhanced ChildBarred DBS check is required for this position.

Qualifications

• Proven experience supporting catering operations in a school or similar environment.
• Enhanced ChildBarred DBS check required.
• Confidence in managing high-volume service.

Responsibilities

• Deliver all catering requirements including pupil meals and functions.
• Plan, prepare, and cook fresh, home-made food.
• Ensure food is high quality, well-presented, and compliant with regulations.
• Supervise and train new staff and trainees in the kitchen.

Skills

Food preparation

Customer service

Team supervision

HACCP compliance

Job description

Connect2TalentSolutions are seeking an experienced and dedicated School Chef.

The Chef will be supporting the Catering Manager in delivering high-quality, home-cooked food for pupils, staff, events, meetings, lettings and school functions, ensuring all activities meet School, Ofsted, Health & Safety and Food Safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver all catering requirements including pupil meals, events, meetings and functions.
• Plan, prepare and cook fresh, home-made food to the standards required by the School and Ofsted.
• Ensure food from your section is high quality, well-presented and compliant with HACCP procedures.
• Maintain smooth and efficient running of your section.
• Control portion sizes and monitor waste.
• Correctly issue, use and account for supplies; follow stock rotation and assist with stock taking.
• Contribute to menu planning, including new concepts, food trends and styles of service.
• Ensure catering staff can communicate allergens and dish contents to students/staff.
• Supervise shifts when required, ensuring meals meet quality, safety and hygiene legislation.
• Provide prompt, efficient and customer-focused service, exceeding student expectations.
• Ensure all food from your section is cooked, presented and served to School standards with innovation.
• Supervise and train trainee chefs within your section.
• Support, supervise and encourage catering assistants.
• Treat all team members with respect.
• Ensure high standards of food preparation and service within budget.
• Adhere to Food Hygiene, Health & Safety and Environmental policies.
• Maintain food storage areas in line with all policies and procedures.
• Ensure equipment is well maintained and cleaning schedules are followed.
• Attend required health and safety training.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Confident in completing 500+ covers.
• This role requires an enhanced ChildBarred DBS check.

If you believe to have the right experience please press apply and we will contact you.

Connect2TalentSolutions is a trading style of Dudley & Kent Commercial Services LTD - a joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2TalentSolutions is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.