School Chef

The Belvedere Academy - GDST; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hospitality role

Job summary

The Belvedere Academy, Liverpool is seeking a School Chef to join the catering team. The role supports the Catering Manager and Sous Chef in delivering nutritious meals for staff and students and involves menu planning, accepting deliveries, and handling associated paperwork.

Ideal candidates will prepare meals in line with regulations, contribute to menu creativity, and lead parts of the kitchen team as required. Term-time hours apply with a 37.5-hour week and immediate start.

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing nutritious meals.
• Ability to work with Catering Manager and Sous Chef.
• Willingness to work term-time hours.

Responsibilities

• Prepare well-balanced nutritious meals in line with current regulations.
• Assist with creative menu planning and adapting menus as required.
• Take deliveries of food and non-food items and manage related paperwork.
• Provide direction to the wider catering team as required by the Catering Manager.
• Support a high-quality food offer for staff and students.

Job description

The Belvedere Academy, Liverpool

NOR - 1256 girls (including 311 in Sixth Form)

School Chef

£15 per hour

Hours: Monday to Friday 6.30am - 2.30pm, 37.5 hours, term time plus 5 days (36.2 weeks)

Required for immediate start.

We are looking to appoint a well-qualified and enthusiastic person to join our catering team, to support the Catering Manager and Sous Chef in maintaining a high-quality food offer for staff and students. The successful applicant will be responsible for preparing well balanced nutritious meals in line with current regulations, assisting with creative menu planning, taking deliveries of food/non-food items and dealing with associated paperwork, as well as providing direction to the wider catering team as required. Full details of responsibilities are included on the job description.

This is a unique opportunity for a dynamic, committed individual to join a truly innovative and successful academy whilst benefiting from family friendly working hours. The role is varied and demanding and is ideal for those who have a passion for providing exciting taste combinations to expand the culinary horizon for our students. The successful candidate will embrace interacting with people from different backgrounds whilst effortlessly switching priorities as required in this fast-paced environment.

In 2007, Belvedere was the first independent school to become an academy and is continuing the traditions and standards of its predecessor school. We have high expectations of all our students, and we support them with excellent pastoral care. Our extensive Enrichment programme allows pupils to develop into well rounded individuals. In March 2025, Ofsted judged us Outstanding in Behaviour and Attitudes and in Personal Development. We were delighted that they recognised how our “ambitious” curriculum inspired our pupils to be, “ambitious for their futures” within an “inclusive” community in which pupils “can be themselves”.

Children of our staff have a higher priority in our Y7 admissions process - please see the Admissions Policy on our website or call the academy office for further details.

Our commitment

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change. We want every colleague to feel valued, respected and supported, and we actively welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities.

We are equally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must therefore be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online searches, checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.