School Chef

Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School; Coventry; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing cover

24/7 counselling & support line

Generous pension scheme

Opportunities for progression

Supportive and inclusive workplace

Job summary

Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School in Coventry is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated School Chef to support the Catering Team across the Romero MAC, with potential duties at up to 8 sites. The role offers excellent wellbeing benefits, a strong pension, and clear progression paths. You will help deliver nutritious meals to staff and pupils while upholding safeguarding and safety policies.

Qualifications

• Plan, prepare, cook and present food to academy standards.
• Provide catering services to staff and pupils.
• Adhere to health, safety and safeguarding policies.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, cook and serve meals for staff and pupils across the ROMERO MAC.
• Ensure high standards of food quality and presentation.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in all kitchen areas.

Skills

Catering

Food preparation

Food presentation

Job description

The Board of Directors wish to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated School Chef who would support the Catholic Ethos of our happy and successful Academy.

Whilst primarily based at Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, this position will support the Catering Team infrastructure across the Academy and and the post holder may be required to work at any of the 8 sites within the Multi Academy Company.

We can offer:

• Health and Wellbeing Cover - Including cashback on optical, dental, therapy treatments, discounts at many high-street retailers, and access to a wide range of wellbeing services
• 24/7 Counselling & Support Line - Confidential support whenever you need it
• Generous Pension Scheme - Helping you plan and invest in your future
• Opportunities for Progression - We’re committed to your career growth, with clear development pathways, regular reviews, and access to internal and external training to help you reach your full potential
• A Supportive and Inclusive Workplace - Where your wellbeing comes first

The successful candidate will:

• Ensure that the responsibilities of the role are carried out in a way that reflects the vision and values across the Romero MAC schools
• Be aware of and observe all policies, procedures, working practices and regulations, and in particular to comply with policies relating to Child Protection, Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, Confidentiality, Data Protection and Financial Regulations, reporting any concerns to an appropriate person.
• Provide an Catering service to staff and pupils within the Romero Academy by planning, preparing, cooking and presenting food to the standards required by The Romero Catholic Academy.
• Ensure that the Academy’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced by the development of new initiatives and ideas.

The Romero Catholic Academy operates a refer a friend scheme of £200 for the referrer. If you have been referred to this vacancy by a current employee, please highlight this within the section headlined "Where did you first hear of this vacancy?" on the application form. All rules relating to the referrals are provided within the TRCA Refer a Friend Policy on our website.

We are committed to safeguarding children. As part of the pre-employment process, an enhanced DBS Check, Prohibition Checks, Childcare Disqualification (where appropriate) and Online/Social media screening will be undertaken in addition to other relevant background checks. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Safeguarding is our top priority, and we encourage all applicants to review our safeguarding and child protection policy which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our students.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications