Head Chef
Michaela Community School, London, HA9 0UUThis job expired on 13 February 2020 – see similar jobs
Closing date
13 February 2020 at 9am
Date listed
14 January 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
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Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,000 to £26,000
Head Chef job summary
Head Chef
Place of Work: Michaela Community School, North End Road, London, HA9 0UU
Hours of Work: Mon- Fri 7:00am-3:30pm (Term Time only – 40 weeks + 5.2 weeks’ holiday pay)
Pension: Local Government Pension Scheme (“LGPS”), London Borough of Brent
Salary: £26000 before deductions
To Apply: Please email your CV and covering letter to applications@mcsbrent.co.uk
Michaela Community School is an exciting and successful free school that opened in September 2014 and is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The ambition of our vibrant and energetic team is to transform the lives of all children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
We have 700 pupils from years 7 to 12.
Person specification
The role of the Head Chef is to ensure fantastic food and exceptional service is provided for the pupils and teachers each and every day as we serve vegetarian family lunch to 750 pupils and staff.
You should share our passion for delivering the best service and exciting, fresh and nutritious food on a daily basis. It all starts with enjoyment – great tasting, healthy food that pupils look forward to and really love!
Line Management
As Head Chef you will manage a team of 8-10 to deliver an excellent catering service through great food and excellent customer service
You will ensure your staff have completed the appropriate training for their role
You will ensure your staff have the correct uniform, equipment and skills
Experience leading, coaching and motivating staff, ensuring professional development and effectively challenging and managing any underperformance
Head Chef
Responsible for the P&L accounts, effective control of costs
Creating and costing of menus
Training and motivating the staff
Build excellent relationship with the School
Ensure all School requirements are delivered
Carefully plan and monitor food given to those with allergies
The ideal candidate
Passionate about catering and service delivery
Excellent craft skills
Knowledge of food preparation and standards required
A strong leader, with lots of enthusiasm
Management experience within a similar environment
Experience of management of catering services is essential
An adaptable individual who can communicate at all levels from pupils to clients
Very organised and enjoys working in a very busy environment
Sound knowledge of legislative standards
Computer literacy
Michaela Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will need to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS and/or provide police checks from other countries, where appropriate. Michaela Community School is an equal opportunities employer.
Job Type: Full-time
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.
About Michaela Community School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
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- School size
- 708 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Michaela Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- applications@mcsbrent.co.uk
Michaela Community School is an exciting and successful free school that opened in September 2014 in Wembley, and is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. You may have heard of us: our headmistress, Katharine Birbalsingh, is often in the news saying things that others find controversial but that we think are common sense. In 2019 (last set of national exams), progress 8 at Michaela was 5th in the country, and our GCSE results were exceptional (e.g. 27% of students achieved a grade 9 in maths). The ambition of our vibrant and energetic team is to transform the lives of all children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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