Sous Chef

The Avenue School, London, NW6 7BH

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 November 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: £31,731.00 - £33,129.00 Annually (FTE) Actual starting salary (pro rata) £24,831.73

Sous Chef job summary

The Avenue School is a growing school, expanding to reach full capacity of 104 places serving the needs of pupils with autism and complex needs.

Our Trust mission: ‘love, learn, laugh’, underpins our key aim to improve our pupils’ lives and outcomes through outstanding educational practice and provision, while also setting challenging and aspirational goals designed to empower our pupils and enhance their life choices. The education and well-being we provide depends on forging excellent partnerships between home and school. ​

We strongly believe that school is the opportunity for children to discover and unlock hidden talents in a fun and nurturing environment, as we believe every child has the ability to do amazing things if a school provides the right opportunities.

Purpose of the Role:

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Sous Chef to support the delivery of nutritious, high-quality meals within our SEND school. Working closely with the Head Chef, you will help plan, prepare and serve food that meets a range of dietary, medical and sensory needs, ensuring every student has a safe and positive mealtime experience. This role requires strong teamwork, excellent food hygiene standards and a calm, flexible approach within a supportive educational environment.

The ideal candidate will contribute to the success of the school by delivering a first-class service in providing hot meals to students and staff that is nutritionally balanced and meets all religious and dietary requirements. It is essential that the post holder is able to work as part of a team and get along with a wide range of stakeholders.

This is a term-time only role, working Monday to Friday, 7.30am-2.30pm, offering an excellent work-life balance within a supportive educational environment.

For further information on the role please view the Job Description and Person Specification.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and education of our children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and references will be required.

An enhanced DBS check and references will be required.

The advertised role is not eligible for visa sponsorship, only applicants with the automatic right to work in the UK should apply.

If you require any more information about the specifics of the job please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Safeguarding Statement *

The Rise Partnership Trust take its’ responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and child protection very seriously. All appointments to the school are subject to Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service and comprehensive pre-employment checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

All unspent convictions and conditional cautions

All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview

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 The Avenue School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 4 to 18
• Size: 116 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Avenue School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-avenue-school-london

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