Chef/Kitchen Manager
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 July 2025 |
| Location: | Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3AF |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 78dd625b-cd50-4e14-b994-563279dc7721 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
For Holy Trinity C of E Primary School, we are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate who isa dedicated, professional and personable individual with a can-do attitude. They must have previous experience of working in catering and have a good knowledge of food hygiene and preparation. A Level 2 award in Food Safety in Catering qualification or equivalent will be required for the role.
KEY DUTIES
Operational
• Undertake skilled cooking activities connected to the full range of menu provision, for example meal planning, portion control, special dietary needs.
• Oversee the preparation of healthy, nutritionally balanced menus that meet the government’s national nutritional standards for school lunches.
• Supervise the preparation of ingredients for meals
• Organise and supervise food service this may include transportation of meals
• Present nutritious foods in ways that children will find attractive
• To include an element of hospitality catering for Head Office functions
Maintenance of hygiene
• Ensure that catering practice complies with appropriate health and safety legislation.
Administration
• Supervise the purchase and storage of food to ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
• Have good financial knowledge to manage incoming invoices and account budgeting.
• Computer literacy, to have working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, calendar and email
Resources
• Actively promote the school meals service to pupils and parents to increase awareness of healthy eating and the uptake of school meals.
• Ordering and recording of all ingredients used and stock taking.
• Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and productive working environment
• Maintain records as requested
• Plan menus, following guidelines on nutrition and healthy eating
• Ensure availability to staff of equipment and supplies
• Monitor and manage supplies within an agreed budget, cataloguing and undertaking audits as required.
• Refill and replace consumables
• Report faulty equipment and other maintenance requirements to an appropriate person
• Maintain the security of the school premise by securing entrances/exits as appropriate and reporting potential security breaches.
• Ensure security of the school kitchen including freezers and stock cupboards etc
• Ensure lights and other equipment are switched off as appropriate
• Supervision and direction of other staff including allocation of duties and work rotas.
What the school offers its staff
We are truly collaborative and we work together within, and across, our schools to ensure that all our children and members of staff achieve their potential. Together we work to create a full and rich curriculum offer allowing everyone to flourish - we translate our vision of excellence into our every-day practice. We are proud of our outcomes, but we aspire to achieve more than just academic excellence for our children. We also want our children to become healthy thinkers, curious explorers, caring citizens, knowledgeable participants and confident individuals.
We aim to serve our communities, and our schools make every effort to connect with families, local community groups and organisations to ensure that our children and families are nurtured, supported and provided with opportunities through our schools.
Our value of equity leads us to want the very best of every child and every member of staff. The Academies for Character and Excellence believes in ‘Personal Growth for All’ and we are committed to tackle inequalities and overcome disadvantage, and to provide bespoke opportunities for professional learning for all.
We welcome applications from highly motivated individuals and who will work effectively as part of our excellent team. They will be keen to contribute to the wider school life, building positive relationships with all members of our community.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
For Holy Trinity C of E Primary School, we are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate who isa dedicated, professional and personable individual with a can-do attitude. They must have previous experience of working in catering and have a good knowledge of food hygiene and preparation. A Level 2 award in Food Safety in Catering qualification or equivalent will be required for the role.
KEY DUTIES
Operational
• Undertake skilled cooking activities connected to the full range of menu provision, for example meal planning, portion control, special dietary needs.
• Oversee the preparation of healthy, nutritionally balanced menus that meet the government’s national nutritional standards for school lunches.
• Supervise the preparation of ingredients for meals
• Organise and supervise food service this may include transportation of meals
• Present nutritious foods in ways that children will find attractive
• To include an element of hospitality catering for Head Office functions
Maintenance of hygiene
• Ensure that catering practice complies with appropriate health and safety legislation.
Administration
• Supervise the purchase and storage of food to ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
• Have good financial knowledge to manage incoming invoices and account budgeting.
• Computer literacy, to have working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, calendar and email
Resources
• Actively promote the school meals service to pupils and parents to increase awareness of healthy eating and the uptake of school meals.
• Ordering and recording of all ingredients used and stock taking.
• Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and productive working environment
• Maintain records as requested
• Plan menus, following guidelines on nutrition and healthy eating
• Ensure availability to staff of equipment and supplies
• Monitor and manage supplies within an agreed budget, cataloguing and undertaking audits as required.
• Refill and replace consumables
• Report faulty equipment and other maintenance requirements to an appropriate person
• Maintain the security of the school premise by securing entrances/exits as appropriate and reporting potential security breaches.
• Ensure security of the school kitchen including freezers and stock cupboards etc
• Ensure lights and other equipment are switched off as appropriate
• Supervision and direction of other staff including allocation of duties and work rotas.
What the school offers its staff
We are truly collaborative and we work together within, and across, our schools to ensure that all our children and members of staff achieve their potential. Together we work to create a full and rich curriculum offer allowing everyone to flourish - we translate our vision of excellence into our every-day practice. We are proud of our outcomes, but we aspire to achieve more than just academic excellence for our children. We also want our children to become healthy thinkers, curious explorers, caring citizens, knowledgeable participants and confident individuals.
We aim to serve our communities, and our schools make every effort to connect with families, local community groups and organisations to ensure that our children and families are nurtured, supported and provided with opportunities through our schools.
Our value of equity leads us to want the very best of every child and every member of staff. The Academies for Character and Excellence believes in ‘Personal Growth for All’ and we are committed to tackle inequalities and overcome disadvantage, and to provide bespoke opportunities for professional learning for all.
We welcome applications from highly motivated individuals and who will work effectively as part of our excellent team. They will be keen to contribute to the wider school life, building positive relationships with all members of our community.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.