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  • Start date details

    Immediate, subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks

  • Closing date

    31 January 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    16 December 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time, part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£23,288.00 - £28,337.00 Annually (Actual) RS04, points 10 to 22. Full-Time Equivalent: £26,835 per annum to £32,654 per annum (pro-rata)

Chef de Partie job summary

Working as part of a dedicated and friendly team, under the direction of the Catering Manager and Sous Chef, we have an exciting opportunity for a Chef de Partie to join our Catering Team. You will input into menus, order food supplies and will be keen to develop your knowledge and cooking techniques in a busy, thriving environment.

We are looking for someone who:

- Has catering experience, operating to a high standard in a customer-focused catering environment.

- Has great customer service skills and is comfortable in a customer-facing role.

- Can evidence working successfully as a member of a team.

At Reading School, we have a clear educational philosophy and a deeply rooted commitment to social mobility. In all we do we seek to nurture character and develop academic excellence, and we know that what we do really matters. More than 10% of our Year 7 students come from disadvantaged backgrounds and we are proud of the difference that we make. Reading School has been named State Secondary School of the Year for Academic Excellence in the South East 2025 by The Times and The Sunday Times Parent Power Schools Guide.

We are a short walk from central Reading and close to transport links. Reading is a diverse place to live with arts, culture and heritage at the heart of the town.

This is a permanent term-time only role, starting immediately (unless notice period of successful candidate requires later start), subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Hours of work: 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, 11am to 7pm and Friday, 7.30am to 3pm, term time only plus one week, with occasional evening or weekend work required to support events.

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.
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Commitment to safeguarding

Reading School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo an Enhanced DBS Disclosure and complete relevant pre-employment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment policy. Full details of our Safeguarding - Staff Recruitment Policy can be found on our website.

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About Reading School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1129 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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At Reading School, we have a clear educational philosophy and a deeply rooted commitment to social mobility. In all we do we seek to nurture character and develop academic excellence, and we know that what we do really matters. More than 10% of our Year 7 students come from disadvantaged backgrounds and we are proud of the difference that we make. In 2025, the school was rated the Sunday Times South East State School of the Year.

We are a short walk from central Reading and close to transport links. Reading is a diverse place to live with arts, culture and heritage at the heart of the town.

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