School Chef

Nottinghamshire; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a passionate School Chef to join a Silver Accredited Food for Life, School Catering Service. This role involves ensuring the efficient delivery of high-quality food in a school setting, where creativity and customer satisfaction are paramount. As a School Chef, you will manage food orders, supervise catering staff, and maintain budgetary controls while upholding the highest standards of food hygiene. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students, and make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people through your culinary skills.

Qualifications

• Good cooking techniques and knowledge of food hygiene are essential.
• Must be organized and calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth delivery of food within the school.
• Order food and manage supplies within a budget.
• Supervise catering staff and handle payroll.

Skills

Cooking Techniques

Food Hygiene Knowledge

Organizational Skills

Budget Management

Education

Culinary Training

Job description

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

Type of vacancy: Permanent

Work pattern: Part Time - Term Time Only

Hours per week: 25.00

Work Base: Trent Vale Infant's & Nursery, Nottingham, NG9 1LP

Working Arrangements: School Based

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Competency Framework: Tier 7a

Number of posts: 1

Interview date: 14 April 2025

Closing Date: 08 April 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 being responsible for the book work and payroll for this location. The successful candidate would have good cooking techniques, 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.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Government Administration