A rare and fantastic opportunity: St Andrew & St Francis CE Primary School is recruiting!

Head Chef & Food Educator (REQUIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE)

The Post is currently paid on Scale PO1 – Point 29 (range 28-31) Annual Salary FTE is £32,910 plus London weighting of £1978 is £34,888. The pro-rated salary based on 35 hours a week and term time only (39 weeks + holiday weeks) is £29,272 per annum.

This works out to £2,439.36 gross pay per month and approx. £1,815.64 net pay per month (after NI and Pension deductions) The Local Government pension scheme contributions are 6.5% for Employees and the school puts in 35%

The Role:

We are looking for a dynamic and inspirational Head Chef & Food Educator with a passion for quality produce and nutritional development to run our school kitchen.  You will have the opportunity to transform our school lunch provision to provide fresh, tasty, exciting and nutritious food for our children, staff and the local community. 

You will be responsible for training and upskilling a small team of Kitchen staff and developing a food led curriculum to be delivered to our children.  We understand that good food can have a huge impact on a child’s development, learning and their future health – we need you to educate the children so they learn where their food comes from and how to make healthy choices! 

You will have a unique opportunity to shape and deliver an entirely new vision for school food at SASF.  The right individual will have an exciting opportunity to allow their creativity to transform the meal delivery and food education of the school.

Who are we:

St Andrew and St Francis CE Primary School is a vibrant and exciting place of learning, as it has been in times past.  We are building on the tradition of producing critical and influential thinkers who shape our world.

Our staff are committed to giving children the very best opportunity of making their mark on the world.  It is our hope that we have amongst our pupils the ‘movers and shakers’ of tomorrow.

The aim of our website is to give you a taste of what life at SASF is like, and provide updated information for parents, pupils and the wider school community.

If you wish to discuss the post with someone, please call 020 8459 1636

Please see our website https://www.standrewandstfrancis.org/school-head-chef-start-asap/ for details of the post and to download an application form. Please note CVs will not be considered.

The deadline for applications is ASAP

Interviews will take place on to be confirmed

Only short listed candidates will be contacted and references will be taken up prior to interview.

Full-time hours: 35 per week (Plus overtime where appropriate)

Application deadline: ASAP

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £34,888 per year FTE / with inner London weighting.

Application sent to: admin@sasf304.ldbsact.org 

SASF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We implement all elements of the safer recruitment process and all posts are subject to pre-employment checks. References will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

SASF is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, age, marital status, disability, ethnicity, religion, belief or sexual orientation