Chef

1 month ago

Taunton, United Kingdom Taunton School Full time

Are you looking for a new challenge where you will be working with a professional and experienced kitchen team, in a state of the art facility, cooking with fresh ingredients and working on straight shifts? If so, we have the ideal opportunity for you.

We are looking for an experienced Chef to join our friendly and professional team. As an integral member of the team, you will contribute to the provision of a quality catering service whilst adhering to health and safety standards.

This is a busy role, supporting the preparation of meals for our Day and Boarding community using fresh and locally sourced ingredients. As Chef, you will prepare meals following recipe specification on quantity, portion and quality in a timely manner taking guidance and instruction from the Head and Senior Chef on meal preparation, production and service.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a real passion for cooking with fresh locally sourced produce, and will work positively with a professional team of Chefs, supporting and leading the junior members of the team. You will need to be organised, self-motivated and able to work well under pressure. You will possess a minimum Level 1 and Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering, and have a good standard of literacy and numeracy. A City and Guilds 706/1, 706/2 or NVQ equivalent is desirable.

*no split shifts and full Christmas and New Year break. Working to a rota system any 5 days out of 7, working some early mornings, evenings and weekends.


Equal Opportunities

Taunton School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified persons regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, disability or age. Candidates will be assessed against relevant criteria only (i.e. skills, qualifications, abilities, experience) in selection and recruitment. If you have a disability and require any assistance with the application process, please contact tsrecruit@tauntonschool.co.uk

Safeguarding

Taunton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If you are shortlisted for interview the HR team may carry out an online search via Google to check presence and activity, as part of the School’s due diligence.

Any formal offer of employment will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks as part of the School’s due diligence, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. These include ID and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, a successful enhanced DBS check, and a satisfactory online 3rd party online & social media search.

Taunton School is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subsequent amendments. You are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which would otherwise be considered as ‘spent’. All applicants must therefore declare all previous convictions and cautions, including those that would normally be considered "spent", except those that are classed as protected offences.

It is a condition of employment that the employee should not have been convicted of a criminal offence against children, nor have been dismissed from or resigned from a previous employer for misconduct of a similar nature.

Please visit this link to our Recruitment Policies, for more information: Taunton School Policies & Inspection Reports


Applications will be reviewed as received. Due to the volume of applications received, please assume your application has been unsuccessful if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of submitting your form(s). We do not provide individual feedback at this stage


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