Head Chef & Food Educator
Rotherfield Primary School, London, N1 3EE36 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 September 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 35 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks a year in school-13 weeks holiday). We can be flexible if candidates wish to work all year round too- please advise us when you apply, as the salary for all year round is higher.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £34,678.34 to £35,788.78
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Federated Head Chef to join us in September 2024.
- The role of Head Chef/Food Educator will have a major impact on the children’s lives through ensuring that children get a high quality food offering throughout the day at school, and learn about nutrition which will set them up for life. The current postholder is leaving us having set up fantastic food offer across both schools. She is supported by the charity Chefs in Schools who will support you too if you get the role!
Our Food Vision
- We want food at both schools to be a central and important part of our whole school educational offer. We would like food linked to the curriculum, and topics we are learning, where possible. We want food staff to be part of the school, and part of the ethos of giving our children the best. As with educational staff, we will expect food based school staff to perform in line with the school values and ethos.
- We want children, staff and parents to have a say in the menu offer, and for children to learn about food and nutrition through a healthy school food offer. We want pupils to know about where food comes from, food names, and try new foods in a nurturing environment. We want food to be cooked from scratch, locally sourced, seasonal and as ethical as possible.
We want children in our schools to:
- *All have the school meal
- * LOVE the menu- which reflects what they want to eat, whilst educating them sensitively about new foods
- * Know all the kitchen team by name, be excited to see them, and not scared to ask for more, less or what they want
- *Have kitchen staff who listen to what they would like (Food council) and plan fun, nutritious, cooked from scratch menus
- *A dining experience which ensures they can talk, share food and know what they are eating (labels, education)
- *Have a high quality breakfast and after school offer which compliments the school day offer
- *Develop the food cultures of the schools to ensure pupils understand the journey of food from farm to fork, how food reflects cultures, understanding nutrition and health
We want you if you can…
- Lead on developing, implementing and continuously improving the food vision for Rotherfield and Newington Green Primary Schools working closely with Senior Leadership and the kitchen teams.
- Work with the school and Chefs in School to continuously improve our food offer. chefsinschools.org.uk
- Lead on innovation, menu development, cost control and compliance within the prevailing legislation governing school food.
- Lead on kitchen premises health and safety, food and equipment procurement, and continuous CPD for the kitchen teams.
- Utilise staff across 2 schools to support the food vision of the 2 schools, managing them to ensure a transparent and clear delegation of responsibilities.
- Lead on developing a food culture in line with our food vision including a food and cookery curriculum for the whole school and food related projects for the school and have high aspirations for the future of food for both schools.
- Salary £34,678.34 to £35,788.78. NJC scale S02 (points 27 to 29). 35 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks a year in school-13 weeks holiday). We can be flexible if candidates wish to work all year round too- please advise us when you apply, as the salary for all year round is higher. As an Islington employee the school pays into the Local Government Pension Scheme at around 24% of your salary- an excellent benefit for staff.
- Closing date for applications: Sunday 1st September 2024 at midnight. If you wish to talk to the current postholder or the Executive Head about this opportunity informally during the summer holiday period before you apply please email srossi@neiwngtongreen.co.uk to book a call.
- Interview/selection dates: First and second week in September 2024. Job role would ideally start September/October.
Rotherfield Primary School takes safeguarding pupils seriously, and as such this post is subject to enhanced DBS, online checks and other safeguarding clearances.
What the school offers its staff
You will find a friendly and supportive staff, who are committed to improvement and having fun as staff team along the way!
You can expect from us a school committed to your professional learning, doing things better, a supportive leadership team, and opportunities for your professional growth across our Federation of schools.
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
Please complete the online application.
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About Rotherfield Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 320 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Rotherfield Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- srossi@newingtongreen.co.uk
- Phone number
- 020 7226 6620
At Rotherfield we need staff who will thrive on a challenge, enjoy working as a team and who will not be scared of trying new ways of doing things. To be successful here you will need to be passionate about improving the life chances of pupils and their families. For our children, an excellent education will make a defining difference in their lives- and it essential that we recruit staff who share our commitment.
Arranging a visit to Rotherfield Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email srossi@newingtongreen.co.uk.
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