[ref. c0327916] Exeter - Chef
2 days per week – 40 weeks
Exmouth Based
Are you an experienced chef looking to make a meaningful impact within a vibrant school community? Cornerstone Academy Trust is seeking a talented and passionate Chef to join our team. You will be responsible for preparing high-quality, freshly made hot meals for the children and staff at our exceptional primary schools.
We are seeking a skilled and qualified Chef to manage our in-house dining services, based in the Exmouth area. As part of our dedicated team, you will contribute to our renowned dining service, which emphasizes home-cooked meals made from fresh, locally sourced ingredients.Our “family dining” approach encourages older children to serve younger ones, encouraging a nurturing and communal dining environment. The menu is designed and delivered across all the schools in the Trust. We also cook for another local school, Clyst St.
Mary Primary School and will soon be cooking daily meals for a local nursery too. You will be supported by the Head Chefs and the wider catering team to provide high quality meals which are served to our pupils and staff daily. We are keen to grow this number by encouraging all children to have a cooked dinner each day.
The successful candidate will need to not only be a great chef but have a love of supporting children and be able to lead a team, be flexible, dependable, and creative. We wish to employ someone who enjoys good food and will embrace the school’s aim to deliver a ‘family dining’ experience, and ensure we deliver the highest quality of seasonal food served fresh to the table.You will need to be able to hear and respond positively to feedback, especially from children who ‘rate what they ate’ each day.
This is a permanent term-time only position. Hours can be discussed at interview but initially it is for 8.5 hours per day for 40 weeks a year. The day begins at 8.00am and finishes at 5.00pm. The full-time equivalent salary will commence in the region of £23,000 but the actual salary will be in the region of £9,000 to reflect only working 2 days a week.
As well as membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, we have enhanced staff pay and conditions through the provision of a health scheme, a cycle to work scheme, an electric car scheme, performance related pay progression and subsidised meals.The successful candidate will be provided with state-of-the-art IT equipment to assist them in fulfilling their duties alongside the cooking.
Visits to the schools are welcome by prior arrangement.We look forward to receiving your application and hopefully meeting you as part of the recruitment process.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.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.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.
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