Chef Manager
Kings Priory School, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 4RF19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
1 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 June 2026
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
- £30,024.00 - £32,597.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary based on weeks worked is £26,129 - £28,369 (£15.56-£16.90 per hour)
Chef Manager job summary
Why This Role Is Different
Unlike traditional hospitality roles, this position offers:
Family-friendly hours - No late nights, no split shifts, no weekend work
Term-time working plus 2 weeks within the holiday period - enjoy the rest of the school holidays off
Predictable routine - Stable daytime hours aligned with the school day
Work-life balance - More time for family, hobbies, and personal wellbeing
Key Benefits
- Generous pension scheme
- Paid holidays 28 days plus bank holidays (pro-rated salary across the year)
- Consistent daytime schedule
- Supportive, community-focused working environment
- Opportunities for training and development
- Job security within the education sector
About the Role
As Chef Manager, you will:
- Work closely with Head of Catering to lead and inspire a catering team
- Plan and prepare healthy, balanced meals in line with school standards
- Manage stock, ordering, and budgets
- Ensure high standards of food safety and hygiene
- Create a positive dining experience for students and staff
About You
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has experience as a chef, ideally in a large catering environment. Experience in Education is desirable but not essential - a willingness to understand the sector is essential
- Enjoys working in a structured, daytime environment
- Values routine, reliability, and teamwork
- Is passionate about providing nutritious, high-quality food
- Wants a long-term role with excellent work-life balance
Ready for a Better Way to Work?
If you love cooking but are ready to leave behind the demands of traditional hospitality, this could be the perfect next step.
Join us and rediscover why you became a chef.
If you have any queries or would like to discuss this role please contact Jackie Jessup, Head of Catering.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Kings Priory School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
- All through school
- School size
- 1565 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kings Priory School website
Kings Priory School is an all-through school providing high quality education to pupils aged 4 to 19. The result of a merger between a thriving independent school and an outstanding community primary school, we are an inclusive, non-fee paying School with excellent teachers, a family environment, motivated pupils and a commitment to educating the whole child, both in and outside of the classroom.
Kings Priory School is the top performing school in North Tyneside at Key Stage 4; pupils achieve exceptional outcomes which are well above national averages. In 2018 98% of pupils achieved a 4+ in English and 93% of pupils achieved a 4+ in mathematics. We are also very proud of the outcomes students achieve in the Sixth Form, where, in 2018, the average grade was a B- and many students went to read their chosen subjects at Russell Group universities.
The School operates across two neighbouring sites in the centre of the attractive coastal village of Tynemouth with short commuting links into Newcastle upon Tyne. Kings Priory School is part of Woodard Academies Trust multi-academy sponsor whose aim is to be a provider of world class education, transforming lives within and across communities. Our Christian Ethos helps to make our school a thoughtful community and we are welcoming, positive and open to pupils and staff of all faiths and none.
Kings Priory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
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