Sous Chef
Harrogate Grammar School, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0DZ14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
21 October 2025 at 1pm
Date listed
3 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £19,247.00 - £20,181.00 Annually (Actual) Band 6 SCP 5 to 8. FTE £25583 - £26824 per annum
Sous Chef job summary
Term Time + Training Days (39 weeks per year). Part-Time 32.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday 8am - 3pm.
We are seeking a talented and motivated Sous Chef to join our busy school kitchen team, helping us deliver high-quality, nutritious meals to our students and staff. As Sous Chef, you’ll play a key role in supporting the Catering Manager to ensure smooth day-to-day operations, leading by example and inspiring your team to deliver outstanding food and service. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, maintaining high standards even during our busiest break and lunchtime periods. You’ll be an experienced chef with a passion for great food and a commitment to high standards. You’ll bring creativity and energy with the ability to motivate others and work effectively under pressure. Most importantly, you’ll take pride in supporting a healthy, enjoyable dining experience for our school community.
About our School
Our school is a large comprehensive school, where we encourage all children to develop their strengths and feel empowered to be the best that they can be. With over 2000 students and 260 staff at our school, our reputation for excellence is widely recognised and we have an absolute commitment to ensuring that all our young people benefit from what the school has to offer.
Here’s what you can expect when you join us:
- Generous pension scheme: Employer contribution rate of 19%, plus a wide range of benefits and discounts. Full details HERE
- Flexible working options: We support work-life balance and are open to exploring suitable arrangements
- Supportive environment: We prioritise respect, equality, diversity, and well-being
- Community culture: Collaboration and generosity are at the heart of our team
- Professional development: We invest in your growth at every stage of your career
For more about Harrogate Grammar School click the ‘view our careers page’ button.
About You
To be a good fit for this role, you will:
- Support and train colleagues, offering advice and guidance to maintain excellent standards
- Deliver a high-quality food service in a busy school setting with tight service deadlines
- Be a role model of professionalism, presentation and dedication within the catering team
- Demonstrate strong catering skills, encouraging creativity and keeping up to date with food trends
Next Steps
Let’s Connect: We would love to speak to you to answer any questions you might have about this role or our school ahead of applying for this opportunity. To arrange a convenient time to speak in person, or visit us ahead of applying, please email hgshr@hgs.rklt.co.uk
Adjustments: Should you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please include these within Part Two of our application form under the section ‘Disability and Accessibility’
Applicant Guidance: Red Kite Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer which welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to promoting diversity and want a workforce which reflects the local population of each of our schools. Our recruitment guidelines and privacy notice for applicants can be found HERE.
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Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
At the heart of excellence Red Kite Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer which welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting diversity and want a workforce which reflects the local population of each of our schools.
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 Harrogate Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 2070 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harrogate Grammar School website
Harrogate Grammar School is an ‘outstanding’ state 11-18 mixed comprehensive school rich in history, dating back to 1903. With over 2000 students and 260 staff at our school, our reputation for excellence is widely recognised and we have an absolute commitment to ensuring that all our young people benefit from what the school has to offer. Every child really does matter and we work hard to encourage students to be the best that they can be. We want all our students to become kind, healthy, knowledgeable and productive individuals who go on and make a profound contribution to society.
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