Assistant Chef
Thomas Clarkson Academy, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2SE20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
10 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 December 2023
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,500.00 Annually (FTE)
Assistant Chef job summary
About this Role
Salary: BWT Grade 3, point 7, full time equivalent (FTE) salary £24,500 pro rata’d £17,064 per annum
Hours per week / Weeks per year: 30 hours per week, 39 weeks worked per year plus 5.67 holiday allowance. Working hours will be Monday to Friday, 7.30am - 2.00pm inc 30 minute unpaid lunch break
The successful candidate will actively encourage and share our vison and values of the core standards of both food and behaviour, role modelling our values and behaviours within Brooke Weston Trust for your day-to-day team. The Assistant Chef will be responsible for undertaking the preparation, cooking and service of food and beverages plus other related catering duties as directed by the Chef.
The ideal candidate may already have experience working in a school catering environment; however, it is essential that any candidate share our vision to provide an enjoyable and safe environment during lunch times and dismiss the age-old notion that school dinners are bad! We are launching a new approach to our catering operation and there will be changes to embrace during your time with us if you are successful, you must be agile and flexible as well as be able to lead and champion change with your direct team. Experience of leading and developing a team in a values-led environment will be key to success in this role. Travel between sites may also be required.
As a member of staff at Thomas Clarkson Academy, we can offer you the following:
- A salary which has been evaluated and benchmarked both internally and externally along with excellent promotional prospects
- Opportunities for continued professional development and access to the BWT Teaching School
- The support of a cohesive and committed team who work collaboratively to maintain high standards and expectations
- A freshly prepared breakfast and hot or cold lunch each day
- Access to the latest technology throughout the school
- Benefit platform including EAP
- Salary Sacrifice schemes such as Car Scheme and Bike2work
- Local Government Pension Scheme
About Brooke Weston Trust
Our Trust was formed more than 25 years ago with a simple and clear mission – to transform educational performance in all of our communities. Working in some of the most challenging contexts, we improve our students’ achievements by making long term commitments to the community and championing new approaches to improve the life chances for young people.
Our members of staff are essential to realising this vision, and a happy, motivated and supported team will deliver the best possible experiences for our young people.
We place great emphasis on creating a supportive and collaborative working environment in all our schools, where all staff can share best practice through our colleague networks. Brooke Weston staff get access to first class professional development through our Ambition Hub, which is also home to the Northamptonshire Teaching School.
To find out more about working for our Trust and the benefits available to staff please check out the BWT Join Us Guide.
Safer Recruitment
Care and respect for others are the values that lie at the heart of our Trust. The Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. It expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts require proof of identity and as the role is working with children and young people this will also be subject to an enhanced disclosures barring service check. In line with safer recruitment requirements, individuals shortlisted for a role in school will have online checks conducted on their name across social media platforms and google.
A copy of the Trust Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found here - Safeguarding and Child Protection
The Trusts position on the recruitment of Ex-Offenders can be found under section 7 of the Trust SCR, Safer Recruitment and Staff Files Policy - Safer Recruitment and Staff Files Policy
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
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 are not accepted.
About Thomas Clarkson Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1393 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Thomas Clarkson Academy website (opens in new tab)
Thomas Clarkson Academy serves the needs of our 1,300 students, their families and the local community as an increasingly successful, vibrant, welcoming and inclusive, non-selective 11-18 academy. Our motto is ‘Transform, Challenge, Ambition’ and we aim to provide our students with the best opportunities to achieve the academic qualifications and skills to progress to university or the career of their choice. We want our students to realise their potential.
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