School Chef

Raedwald Trust, Ipswich, IP4 5ND

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 June 2026

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: £44,836.00 Annually (FTE)

School Chef job summary

This is a unique opportunity for a talented chef to play a key role in supporting young people through the provision of high-quality, freshly prepared meals and by becoming an integral member of our wider school community.

We are looking for someone who shares our inspirational and forward-thinking approach to education and wellbeing. The successful candidate will be passionate about food, nutrition and making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people.

The School Chef will lead the day-to-day operation of the kitchen, ensuring the delivery of healthy, appealing and nutritious meals that meet School Food Standards while maintaining the highest levels of food safety and compliance.

This role offers extensive support and development, including specialist training through an external partner, alongside ongoing hands-on guidance and mentoring. However, the successful candidate must be able to learn quickly, develop confidence in the role and become largely self-sufficient within the first three months of employment.

What we can offer:

The opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people.

A supportive, innovative and ambitious working environment.

Comprehensive training.

Ongoing hands-on support, mentoring and professional guidance.

The opportunity to shape and develop an exciting school food provision.

A valued position within the Trust's leadership and wider school community.

Opportunities to contribute to events, projects and future developments across the Trust.

The opportunity to deliver food curriculum within the Trust’s pathway strategy

Scope to deliver further workshops and enrichment programmes

This is an exciting opportunity for a chef who wants to use their skills and creativity in a role that goes beyond food production, becoming an important part of a community dedicated to transforming outcomes for young people.

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 Raedwald Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Raedwald Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/raedwald-trust

The Raedwald Trust is a partnership of Alternative Provisions and bespoke pathways serving children and young people requiring a different route to success. The Trust is established to deliver its core purpose devolved by parliament: the advancement of education in the public interest. Committed to the 7 Principles of Public Life (Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership), the Raedwald Trust uses compliance to drive a culture of ethics and probity. Through this approach, the Raedwald Trust is able to unleash greatness by enabling bold, imaginative and innovative learning.

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