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Lead Chef Opportunity
Salary: £29,269 - £32,076 (FTE)Contracted Hours: 42 hours per week, term time only, plus 2 weeks for cleaning and administrative duties.
Are you a Chef passionate about preparing food with fresh ingredients? Are you interested in opportunities to create new menus and dishes? Reed Education has the perfect role for you!
We are seeking a Lead Chef to join one of our schools in the Oxfordshire area on a temporary basis. As a Lead Chef, you will be part of a fast-paced secondary school kitchen environment, supporting the existing Chef Manager and six Catering Assistants in all aspects of food preparation and delivery to students, staff, and visitors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and cook meals using fresh ingredients.
- Support the Chef Manager in creating new menus and innovative food concepts.
- Maintain high standards of food safety and hygiene, complying with Food Handling Hygiene and Health and Safety regulations.
- Monitor kitchen stock and supplies.
Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- NVQ Food Hygiene Level 3.
- NVQ Training in Catering Level 3.
- Commitment to further training and development if the above qualifications are not already held.
- Computer literacy skills (Microsoft Word, some knowledge of Excel).
- Confidence and initiative to work independently as well as part of a team.
As this role is based on a school site, appropriate safeguarding and vetting checks, including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service, will be conducted for the right candidate.
The opportunity is to start as soon as possible. So, if this sounds like the right role for you, apply now! A Reed Education Consultant will be in touch to discuss your application.
