School Head Chef

The Role

St Ann’s School is looking for a Head Chef who has a passion for food and wants to join our school team producing high quality and delicious meals for students. We are supported by Chefs in Schools and are proud to be a Unicef Gold Rights Respecting School.

Salary: NJC Scale 8

Salary scale: £33, 391.94 - £35, 009.83 Pro Rata (inclusive of London Weighting and Ealing Supplement)

Permanent Post commencing: January 2025

35 hours per week (7.30am-3.30pm includes 1 hour unpaid lunch break)

Term Time only, plus training days.

Our School

St Ann’s is an outstanding secondary special school for 125 students aged 11 to 19 in Ealing. Our school is a happy, diverse community. We strive to give our students the skills to prepare them for life post 19 and focus on giving them a voice to express their needs and wishes. Our students have complex physical and learning disabilities - many with complex autism.

You’ll be the right person for this job if you have:

●    A passion for food

●    Excellent communication skills

●    Ability to work under pressure

●    Ability to be flexible

●    An interest in producing high-quality meals in an educational setting

●    Confident and happy to work with children and young people with complex disabilities

●    To be physically fit to meet the demands of this physical and challenging role

●    To always maintain a positive attitude and have a sense of humour.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service). 

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please contact the school office to make an appointment on hr@st-anns.ealing.sch.uk

Application packs can be downloaded from the school website: https://www.stannsschool.co.uk/vacancies/

Please note: CVs will not be accepted.

Visit Date: Wednesday 6th November 2024 – 1.30 – 2.00pm

Closing date for applications: Midday - Tuesday 12th November 2024

Shortlisting: Thursday 14th November 2024

Interview date: Friday 22nd November 2024 (all day)

Interview venue: St Ann’s School