Job Title: Chef
Location: Calne
Salary: FTE £23,271, Pro-rated to £15,137.34 (basic salary for term time weeks)
Job type: Part Time, average 33 hours a week – Permanent
The St Mary’s School campus is home to St Mary’s Calne, St Margaret’s Preparatory School and the St Mary’s School Sports Centre. Both schools are recognised leaders in the field independent education, and the Sport Centre is open to students, staff and the wider community on a membership basis.
The Role
We have opportunities for 2 experienced Chefs to join the team. We are looking for hard-working, conscientious individuals to join our busy kitchen team working on a rota basis during term time (varied shifts including early from 07.00, late until 19.45, and rostered weekends).
Candidates must be comfortable in a pressurised environment and, alongside a team of Kitchen Assistants, should be prepared to undertake all the relevant tasks to provide meals to a busy school community who love their food! St Mary’s provides outstanding education in a boarding school environment where food provision includes Breakfast, morning break, Lunch, afternoon break and Supper, not to mention the extras such as match teas and special event catering. As a result, this post offers a variety of duties with the reward of satisfied students and staff!
Benefits
- Generous contributory pension scheme.
- 5 weeks paid holiday per year.
- Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Discounted membership of the St Mary’s Calne Sports Centre.
- Fee remission for daughters educated at St Mary’s Calne and for sons and daughters educated at St Margaret’s Preparatory School.
- Complimentary meals during term time.
Personal Specification
- Appropriate catering qualifications or in-house training in food production.
- Good organisational skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Flexibility and availability to work shifts.
- Enthusiasm.
- Ability to work as part of a team but also to take the initiative and work independently.
- Ability to supervise/delegate.
- Experience in working in a related catering field.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates invited for interview will be required to complete a school application form.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of Restaurant Chef, Breakfast Chef, Experienced Chef, Kitchen Chef, Catering, Food Catering, Catering Chef, Chef Assistant, Food Preparation, Cook, Assistant Chef, Cook Assistant, Kitchen Assistant, Kitchen Manager, Food Hygiene, Kitchen Supervisor, head Chef will also be considered for this role.
