Chef
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £21000 – £25000/annum
Broadclyst Community Primary School (Cornerstone Academy Trust)
We are looking to recruit an experienced and qualified Chef to manage the in-house dining service at Broadclyst Community Primary School. Our well-renowned dining service also provides meals for Westclyst, Monkerton, Yeo Valley and Clyst St Mary Primary Schools’ pupils. You will be supporting the Head Chef and catering team to provide high-quality meals which currently caters for about 400 pupils and staff daily.
The successful candidate will need to be experienced and capable in catering for large numbers within tight budgets and so will need to flexible, reliable and creative. We would like to employ someone who enjoys good food and will embrace the school’s aim to deliver a ‘family dining’ experience, with nice, home cooked, seasonal food served to the table. Ideally, we wish to employ someone who can also demonstrate skills in baking cakes and treats for the coffee shop service.
This is a permanent position with a 9-month probationary period. The post is Monday to Friday, for 45 hours per week for 40 weeks a year (term time plus 2 weeks; enabling the Chef to partake in some staff training and to prepare for the upcoming half terms). The day begins at 8.00am and finishes at 5.30pm. There is a 30-minute break during the day.
Visits to the school are welcome by prior arrangement.
Our employees have access to the Local Government pension scheme, a health scheme, a cycle to work scheme and subsidised meals. Successful candidates will be provided with state-of-the-art IT equipment to help them fulfil their duties and we support all staff with an investment in their professional development through training and a good performance management process, where a bonus is payable to those who achieve highly. The successful candidate will be working in a brand-new kitchen with high quality equipment.
For more information about this job role, please contact Graham Newbery, Trust Business Manager on (phone number removed).
Cornerstone Academy Trust is responsible for Broadclyst, Monkerton, Westclyst and Yeo Valley Primary Schools. It has a national and international reputation for its outstanding and innovative education and its schools are highly sort after. We are responsible for several Department for Education ‘centres of excellence,’ collaborating with teachers and schools across the country to provide professional development and support with school improvement strategies.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all our posts. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you feel that you are the person that we are looking for we would welcome your application.
Closing Date: 4th November 2022
More Information
- Address EX5, Broad Clyst, Devon
