Senior Chef

The King's Summer School; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gold membership at The King’s School –

Enhanced employer pension up to 10%

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free meals during term time

In house training and CPD

Job summary

The King's School in Canterbury is seeking an experienced Senior Chef to join our busy Catering Team. This hands-on role combines food preparation and service with leading and supporting kitchen staff to ensure high-quality meals for pupils, staff and guests.

You will work closely with the Catering Manager to maintain food safety standards, manage stock, and contribute to menu planning in a fast-paced, professional environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a chef in a busy professional catering environment.
• Excellent practical cooking skills and strong knowledge of food hygiene and safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the kitchen team, supporting colleagues and motivating staff.
• Deliver high-quality food preparation, presentation, hygiene and cleanliness across the School.
• Assist with menu development, stock control, ordering, deliveries and food safety records.

Job description

Job details

Location The King's School, Canterbury

Salary £33,772.84 per annum

Contractual hours 40

Basis Full Time

Job category/type Catering

Senior Chef

40 hours per week, all year round

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Chef to join our busy Catering Team at The King's School, Canterbury.

W orking closely with the Catering Manager and Executive Chef, you will play an important role in delivering high-quality catering services to pupils, staff and guests across the School. This is a hands-on role, combining food preparation and service with responsibility for supporting, supervising and motivating members of the kitchen team.

You will help ensure consistently high standards of food preparation, presentation, hygiene and cleanliness, as well as supporting menu development, stock control, ordering and the checking of deliveries. You will also ensure that food safety procedures, temperature controls, allergen requirements and associated records are maintained accurately.

We are looking for someone with significant experience of working as a chef in a busy professional catering environment, excellent practical cooking skills and a good knowledge of food hygiene and food safety requirements. You should be organised, reliable and able to remain calm under pressure, with the confidence to lead by example and support colleagues effectively.

The King’s School offers an extensive rewards package, including:

• Gold membership at The King’s School Sports Centre
• Enhanced employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free meals during term time
• In house training and CPD opportunities

The King’s School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.

All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

The post will close once a suitable applicant has been appointed.