Assistant Chef

Romans Field School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 7AW

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  16 November 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  5 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,817.00 Annually (Actual)

Assistant Chef job summary

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Assistant Chef to join our busy school catering team and support the Chef Manager in catering for approximately 400 covers per day. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and reliable individual who thrives in a fast-paced kitchen environment and takes pride in preparing nutritious, well-presented meals for students and staff. The ideal candidate will be a strong team player with a proactive attitude and a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene, and kitchen organisation.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Level 2 Food Hygiene & Safety (essential)
• C.O.S.H.H certification (essential)
• Diploma in Professional Cooking or City & Guilds 7061/7062 (desirable
• Previous experience in a busy catering environment (preferred)
• Driving Licence required

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Chef Manager in food preparation and kitchen operations
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene, including cleaning equipment and ensuring health and safety regulations are met
• Monitor food stock levels, rotate stock, and assist with deliveries
• Help reduce food waste through efficient kitchen practices
• Assist in developing future menus and planning theme days
• Ensure food presentation and portion sizes meet quality standards

If you're an experienced Assistant Chef who is ready for a new role, we’d love to hear from you! If you’d prefer to speak to someone directly, please don’t hesitate to call us. We also warmly welcome visits — come and see what we’re all about!

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks and appropriate references. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The school is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check. The Governors take child protection extremely seriously and all references offered will be followed up.

Online check will be completed for shortlisted candidates. If you do not have the formal qualifications specified but can demonstrate skills or experience of equivalent standards we would be interested in your application

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Romans Field School

• School type: Special school, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 80 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Romans Field School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/romans-field-school

We are a special school for pupils for 5- 11 age
Primary need is SEMH, but we also have children with complex needs.
We have personalised learning programmes and can offer therapeutic support.
We are part of a federation with two mainstream schools which provides CPD opportunities for all staff and a range of opportunities for children.

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