Lead Chef

Foundry Lane Primary School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 3JT

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  16 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14.75 Hourly

Lead Chef job summary

28.75 hours per week

Monday to Friday - 7.45am to 2.00pm

Term-time only - 39 weeks per year

Actual Annual Salary £18,913.19 (based on £14.75 per hour)

Permanent contract

Gateway Central Services is seeking to appoint a Lead Chef to join our passionate and enthusiastic in-house catering team at Foundry Lane Primary School in producing high quality and healthy meals for breakfast, snack time, lunch and the occasional function.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a minimum of 2 years chef experience;
• Be passionate about creating and serving delicious and nutritious meals to students, staff, and visitors;
• Encourage and promote healthy eating habits and lifestyles;
• Prepare various ingredients such as meats and vegetables;
• Maintain a safe and hygienic kitchen environment;
• Clean up and sanitise the kitchen area after cooking each meal and at the end of the shift;
• Work collaboratively with all members of the Gateway Central Services;
• Be enthusiastic about their own professional development and growth.

In return, Gateway Central Services will provide you with:

• A Nest pension scheme
• Free Enhanced DBS
• A staff benefits programme, including Cycle to Work scheme, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and flu vaccinations

If you are interested in this position, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to interview exceptional applicants before the closing date.

Gateway Central Services is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service.

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

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.

About Foundry Lane Primary School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 524 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Foundry Lane Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/foundry-lane-primary-school-southampton

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