Chef

Job start date: September 2024 (flexible for the right candidate)  

Hours per week: 36 term time only  

Ark St Alban’s Academy
Conybere Street
Birmingham
B12 0YH
Telephone number: 0121 446 1300

Contact email: katie.roberts@arkstalbans.org

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Highgate, Birmingham

Working hours: Full time, term time only. 7:30am to 3:15pm Monday to Friday

Are you passionate about cooking and want to make a difference in the lives of young people? This is the role for you.

About the role:

Ark St Alban’s Academy are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, positive, and experienced Chef to work as part of a team reporting directly to the Catering Manager. Ark St Alban’s Academy are on a journey to transform its catering provision and we are seeking a motivated and experienced candidate to be part of this process. We aim to deliver a consistent, high-quality meal service that meets the needs of the Academy.

All of our catering team assist with all aspects of food preparation, food service, kitchen hygiene and other duties associated with the running of the kitchen and food service operations.

What we’re looking for:

Experienced Cook: Proven experience in cooking, ideally in a school or similar environment.

Passionate Foodie: A love for preparing healthy and delicious meals.

Safety Conscious: Knowledge of food hygiene and safety standards.

Organized and Efficient: Ability to multitask and work efficiently under pressure.

Team-Oriented: Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

About our school:

Ark St Albans Academy is committed to addressing educational disadvantage. We consistently guide pupils to GCSE and A-Level outcomes which place our cohorts in the top 10% of schools nationally on many measures, including those for the progress of disadvantaged pupils. Our school serves pupils from central Birmingham. The percentage of our cohort eligible for the Pupil Premium is the eighth highest in the country.

There are very few communities in the UK who need great staff more than ours. Our staff at Ark St Alban’s Academy are determined to prove that the background of a young person can be no impediment to their success. Our school prepares pupils to succeed at elite universities, with our alumni proudly representing our community at prestigious destinations including Cambridge University, Durham University and the London School of Economics.

We offer:

• salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale

• generous pension scheme.

• access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers

• interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle

• gym discounts – offering up to 40%

• access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

How to apply:

Please visit our website and submit your application.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Early application is strongly encouraged.

For further information about the role or to arrange a visit to our school, please contact Katie Roberts on 0121 446 1300 or katie.roberts@arkstalbans.org

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Interview date: Likely to be early September.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.  

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.  

This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.  

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.