Head Chef
Barr Beacon School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0RF5 days remaining to apply
Closing date
29 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 October 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
- £28,106.62 Annually (Actual) FTE salary £32,677
Head Chef job summary
Head Chef
Barr Beacon School, Old Hall Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0RF
37 hours |Monday to Friday | Term Time Only
Starting Salary: £28,106.62 (FTE £32,677)
Start Date: As soon as possible
The role:
Can you commit to refuelling our eager pupils? Are you able to provide a professional service to cater for staff, visitors and events? If so, this may be the perfect opportunity for you.
Barr Beacon School are seeking to appoint a dynamic and highly-skilled Head Chef to manage our busy kitchen. You will oversee the smooth running of the school lunchtime periods, organise effective meal planning and provision and maintain highest standards of safety and hygiene. The Head Chef will directly manage all kitchen staff ensuring that these high standards are driven and training needs are identified.
About you:
In what will be a demanding, varied and extremely rewarding role, you will undertake all aspects of kitchen management from team supervision, stock control, accounting of supply and orders and menu planning. Key skills and experience will include:
-Having previous experience of preparing, cooking and serving food in a large catering operation e.g. school, large restaurant;
-Previous experience in supervision and management of a group of staff;
-Holding relevant catering NVQ (or equivalent) qualifications.
-Being able to promote exceptionally high standards, maintain staff morale and provide healthy meals.
Please see job description for full list of skills, duties and responsibilities.
About us:
It is an exciting time to join a growing and thriving Academy Trust with a focus on school improvement. Barr Beacon School has a shared belief that no child should fail and our high standards and expectations ensure our pupils strive for success. We have a commitment to exceptional teaching to provide the best possible education for our students. The successful candidate will have access to excellent professional development opportunities within our Academy and across the wider Trust.
We are committed to fostering a culture that values the health and well-being of all employees at Matrix Academy Trust. We are proud to offer a comprehensive well-being package to all employees, including access to 24/7 online GP, physiotherapy services and counselling services. We also offer all employees annual health checks which includes the flu jab, BMI checks and a general discussion with a qualified Nurse.
To apply, please complete our application form on My New Term.
If you have any questions please contact Headteacher Mrs K Hibbs on Khibbs@barrbeaconschool.co.uk
Application Deadline: 29th October 2025
Please note that suitable candidates will be called for interview and we reserve the right to remove any advertised role early.
Matrix Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and pre-employment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding Notice:
Matrix Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and preemployment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education
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 Barr Beacon School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1501 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Barr Beacon School website
The word ‘outstanding’ appears a lot in advertisements for teachers – but at Barr Beacon School, it means more. With over 1000 requests for the 252 places available in Year 7 this September, parents would certainly agree. When Ofsted last visited, they merely confirmed what we already knew.
How have we achieved all of this?
Quite simply, we employ teachers who are as ambitious, passionate and dedicated as we are. These amazing people work hard – in fact they work very hard – to ensure that our pupils make the best progress they possibly can.
Whether they are the most able or or the least able, the most advantaged or the least advantaged, every child deserves nothing less than the very best teaching.
Not surprisingly, there’s a real buzz about the place. If you would like to be part of it – and teach children who genuinely want to learn – we would love to hear from you.
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