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School Chef

Nottinghamshire

Retford

On-site

GBP 24,000 - 26,000

Part time

9 days ago

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Job summary

A leading county council is seeking a passionate School Chef for Ordsall Primary School in Retford. The role includes overseeing food preparation and service, managing kitchen staff, and ensuring health and hygiene standards. Ideal for someone with strong cooking skills and a commitment to quality, this part-time position offers an opportunity to impact students' welfare positively.

Qualifications

Good cooking techniques required.
Knowledge of food hygiene essential.
Highly organized and calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

Ensure smooth delivery of food services.
Order food and manage supplies on a budget.
Supervise catering staff and manage payroll.

Skills

Cooking Techniques

Food Hygiene

Team Management

Education

Relevant Cooking Qualification

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Work Base

Ordsall Primary School, Retford, DN22 7SL

Salary

£24,790 - £25,584 per annum (pro rata)

Type of vacancy

Permanent

Work pattern

Part Time - Term Time Only

Hours per week

30.00

Work Base

Ordsall Primary School, Retford, DN22 7SL

Working Arrangements

School Based

Job Description / Person Specification

School Chef JDPS.pdf – 52KB Opens in a new window

Competency Framework

Tier 7a

Number of posts

1

Interview date

09/06/2025

Closing Date

04 June 2025 23:55

Congratulations! This is your opportunity in taking the first step of the ladder to work for the “Silver Accredited Food for Life, School Catering Service”. We currently have an opportunity for a creative School Chef, who is passionate about high quality standards and customer satisfaction. As School Chef, you will ensure the smooth and efficient delivery of food within the school and be an inspiring Chef, who can develop the food service and the team. The key responsibilities for the role are ordering food, monitoring and managing supplies within a budget, supervising the work of catering staff and also be responsible for the book work and payroll for this location. You will have good cooking techniques and have knowledge of food hygiene and be highly organised and calm under pressure.

This job description is not a comprehensive statement of duties but sets out the main expectations of Schools Catering in relation to the post holder’s responsibilities.

Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Please be aware that under Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, the Council is required to undertake online screening checks on candidates recruited to work in school settings. If you are selected as a preferred candidate you will be required to submit details of any social media accounts to our automated screening tool. Your username(s) and password(s) will not be shared with the Council or anywhere else.

All checks and associated data processing will be carried out in compliance with data protection requirements.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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