School Head Chef
Cockburn School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 5TT14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
11 August 2026 at 9am
Date listed
28 July 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
- £28,989.00 - £30,470.00 Annually (Actual) C3, SCP 19-22 (£32,061 - £33,699 per annum FTE) negotiable for an exceptional candidate
School Head Chef job summary
Post: School Head Chef
Required: September 2026
Pay scale and salary: C3, SCP 19-22 (£32,061 - £33,699 per annum FTE) negotiable for an exceptional candidate
Actual Salary: £28,989 - £30,470 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday 7:00am to 2:00pm, term time only plus 15 additional training days
Who we are looking for:
- A strong, ambitious, and intelligent team player who brings passion and pride to leading a high‑quality school catering operation at Cockburn Multi‑Academy Trust. Someone who thrives on creating nutritious, exciting meals that support young people to enjoy their school day and succeed in their learning journey.
- An innovative, resilient, creative and motivated professional with an uncompromising belief that all children deserve an outstanding education - and that great food plays a vital part in this.
- An organised, reliable colleague who is committed to working with staff and students to deliver a smooth, efficient and welcoming dining experience every day.
This is an exciting time to join a motivated, friendly and mission‑aligned growing team in a vibrant and successful school community, with many opportunities to develop in the future.
This role offers family‑friendly daytime hours with no late nights, and you’ll be paid all year while enjoying school holidays off, ideal for balancing work and home life.
Why join us
- Competitive rates of pay and negotiable for exceptional candidates
- A comprehensive induction, appraisal and continued professional development program
- Auto enrolment to West Yorkshire Pension Scheme/ Teacher’s Pension
- Enhanced occupational benefits such as leave of absence, adoption, maternity and paternity pay
- A range of working patterns dependent on role/level
- Access to cover pool/flexible days
- Access to a Blue Light Card
- Access to our Employee Assistance programme including counselling, CBT, physiotherapy, virtual GP and more
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders on each Academy site
- Supportive Wellbeing and Menopause Policy and groups
- Free onsite parking with electric charging ports
- Access to gym facilities on some sites
- Regular wellbeing and social activities
- Generous & supportive leave of absence policy
- Access to a wide range of staff discounts
You must be fully committed to optimising the opportunities that are available to children and young people, secure in the knowledge that you will be joining an ambitious, forward-thinking Academy Trust that sets the standards for our family of schools and academies.
The school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, and applicants will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.
This post expects the successful candidate to safeguard the welfare of children and young people and uphold your professional responsibility.
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK-either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage, or civil partnership.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, and applicants will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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 Cockburn School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1248 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Cockburn School website
Cockburn School is an inclusive community comprehensive school whose focus on each individual, acknowledging both their rights and responsibilities. Cockburn School is now judged as Outstanding in ALL areas by Ofsted in February 2022.
A strong care, support guidance structure underpins a curriculum that seeks to develop the potential of every student. Academic rigour valued at all stages we strive create learning experiences provide challenge, engagement achievement. Our vision opportunities within beyond enable student so they become confident, independent successful citizens. We seek widen aspirations students, help them reach destinations are attainable fulfilling. have high expectations academic success personal behaviour believe these best achieved in caring environment. promote respect good manners; fundamental our community. recognise importance individual place local specialism enables students more interested involved arts, as part extended schools programme. ethos involves developing students’ enjoyment participation building self-confidence self-esteem creative abilities which often leads lifelong arts related activities. many see performances exhibitions. work raise attainment quality teaching chosen subjects for ways use new technologies improve whole curriculum. equality opportunity celebrating kinds. aim by creative, reflective learners. Arranging visit Contact 0113 2719962 location Parkside, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 5TT If candidates wish please contact us or email recruitment@cockburnschool.org
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