Cook/Sous Chef
Salary: Grade 5, Point 5 - 7, (£16,151-£16,697 pro-rata salary)
Contract: Permanent
Term: Monday to Friday, (8.30-2.30pm) term-time, 38 weeks and 3 days per year
Hours: 30 per week
Starting date: June 2024 or sooner by negotiation
Reporting to: Catering Manager (Day School)
We have an exciting opportunity for a Cook/Sous Chef to join our Catering team from June 2024, or sooner. We are looking to appoint an efficient, flexible, friendly and reliable person to take on the role to help improve and expand our catering offering, to 1,500 students at our day school site.
The successful candidate will work as part of a catering team offering catering services to our students across the school from various outlets.
Working under the direction of the Catering Manager in our day school kitchen.
Why work with us
Burford is an oversubscribed school with state boarding facilities situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty. This is an excellent school, with a superb environment for learning and a priority given to teacher development. Our aim is to recruit colleagues who will be stimulated by the prospect of working hard to share in our success.
Additional Staff Benefits
• Supportive continuous professional development and growth opportunities
• Health and wellbeing support including access to an Employee Assistance Programme, free flu vaccinations and a subsidised Healthcare Plan
• Local Government Pension scheme membership
• The school and boarding house are located within a short walk of a picturesque Cotswold town
As we are a heavily oversubscribed school, children of staff have priority for admission to Burford School.⃰
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed so you can see for yourself what makes Burford School such a special place to work – please contact Sarah Evans, HR Manager, to arrange this.
The successful candidates will need to meet the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
For more information or an informal discussion regarding the post, please contact Mr Ashley, Facilities Manager.
Burford School is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.
As part of the vetting procedures, shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search. This isn’t part of the shortlisting process, and there will be a chance to address any issues of concern should it be necessary.
Closing date: Monday 13th May 2024 (12:00pm)
Burford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.