Sous Chef

Wembley Manor, Wembley, Brent, HA9 7EU

Deadline is tomorrow

• Closing date

  3 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 January 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: Actual starting salary (pro rata) £24,038.21
• Additional allowances:

  Actual starting salary (pro rata) £24,038.21

Sous Chef job summary

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Sous Chef to support the delivery of nutritious, high-quality meals within our SEN secondary school. Working closely with the Head Chef, you will play a key role in planning, preparing and serving food that meets a wide range of dietary, medical and sensory needs, helping to create a safe, inclusive and positive mealtime experience for all students.

You will assist with menu development, food preparation and presentation, stock control and maintaining the highest standards of food hygiene and health and safety. This role requires a calm, flexible and caring approach, with an understanding of the importance of routine and consistency for young people with additional needs.

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.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further details.

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 Wembley Manor

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• School size: 60 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wembley Manor website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wembley-manor

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