Head of Kitchen

The Castle School, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week Monday – Friday A typical working day would be 7:00am – 3:00pm (including a 30-minute unpaid break) Term time plus INSET days - 39 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC point 8 – full time equivalent £26,824 Actual starting salary - £22,970

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our school is part of the Blackdown Education Partnership, we believe that our schools should sit at the heart of our communities; that there are no limits to what our children and young people can achieve; and that they should be great places to work and learn.

We are incredibly proud of our Trust and the schools within it. Strong partnerships, collaboration and generosity are the bonds which underpin our collective mission to provide great education for all children no matter what their starting point or their background.

Are you passionate about food and dedicated to providing nutritious, high-quality meals to children? We are seeking a motivated and experienced Head of Kitchen to lead our school catering team and ensure our pupils enjoy healthy, balanced meals every day.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our fantastic in-house catering team and help continue to provide high quality food within the school.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.

A full job description and application pack is available from www.castleschool.co.uk.

All applications should be made by completing the application form available, including evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role and should be submitted by 9am on the closing date.

Further details are available within the job description and person specification.

Closing date: Monday 12th January 2026 at 9:00am

Interviews: Week commencing 19th January 2026

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Castle School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1202 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Castle School website
• Email address: office@castle.bep.ac
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-castle-school-ta1-5au

The Blackdown Education Partnership is a multi-academy trust (MAT) working across Devon and Somerset. It was born of a merger between two established MATs: The Castle Partnership Trust and Uffculme Academy Trust and currently looks after a family of 12 schools: 6 primary and 6 secondary and 4 nurseries.

Blackdown Education Partnership is, therefore, a single organisation established to deliver the education and to safeguard the wellbeing of every child in our Trust. The Trust seeks to ensure that high quality collaboration and system leadership continue to improve the education in our schools. We are responsible for the good governance of the schools within our Trust and are accountable for the performance of each school. We work with an exceptional team of leaders, teachers and support staff whose combined efforts deliver on our promise to believe in every child.

We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.

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