What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a skilled and qualified Chef to manage our in-house dining services, based in the Exmouth area. As part of our dedicated team, you will contribute to our renowned dining service, which emphasizes home-cooked meals made from fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Our “family dining” approach encourages older children to serve younger ones, encouraging a nurturing and communal dining environment. The menu is designed and delivered across all the schools in the Trust. We also cook for another local school, Clyst St. Mary Primary School and will soon be cooking daily meals for a local nursery too. You will be supported by the Head Chefs and the wider catering team to provide high quality meals which are served to our pupils and staff daily. We are keen to grow this number by encouraging all children to have a cooked dinner each day
The successful candidate will need to not only be a great chef but have a love of supporting children and be able to lead a team, be flexible, dependable, and creative. We wish to employ someone who enjoys good food and will embrace the school’s aim to deliver a ‘family dining’ experience, and ensure we deliver the highest quality of seasonal food served fresh to the table. You will need to be able to hear and respond positively to feedback, especially from children who ‘rate what they ate’ each day
What the school offers its staff
As well as membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, we have enhanced staff pay and conditions through the provision of a health scheme, a cycle to work scheme, an electric car scheme, performance related pay progression and subsidised meals. The successful candidate will be provided with state-of-the-art IT equipment to assist them in fulfilling their duties alongside the cooking. For more information about our dining service, please take a look at Cornerstone Dining Club.
Further details about the role
Are you an experienced chef looking to make a meaningful impact within a vibrant school community? Cornerstone Academy Trust is seeking a talented and passionate Chef to join our team. You will be responsible for preparing high-quality, freshly made hot meals for the children and staff at our exceptional primary schools. We are seeking a skilled and qualified Chef to manage our in-house dining services, based in the Exmouth area. As part of our dedicated team, you will contribute to our renowned dining service, which emphasizes home-cooked meals made from fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Our “family dining” approach encourages older children to serve younger ones, encouraging a nurturing and communal dining environment. The menu is designed and delivered across all the schools in the Trust. We also cook for another local school, Clyst St. Mary Primary School and will soon be cooking daily meals for a local nursery too. You will be supported by the Head Chefs and the wider catering team to provide high quality meals which are served to our pupils and staff daily. We are keen to grow this number by encouraging all children to have a cooked dinner each day. The successful candidate will need to not only be a great chef but have a love of supporting children and be able to lead a team, be flexible, dependable, and creative. We wish to employ someone who enjoys good food and will embrace the school’s aim to deliver a ‘family dining’ experience, and ensure we deliver the highest quality of seasonal food served fresh to the table. You will need to be able to hear and respond positively to feedback, especially from children who ‘rate what they ate’ each day. This is a permanent term-time only position. Hours can be discussed at interview but initially it is for 8.5 hours per day for 40 weeks a year. The day begins at 8.00am and finishes at 5.00pm. The full-time equivalent salary will commence in the region of £23,000 but the actual salary will be in the region of £9,000 to reflect only working 2 days a week. As well as membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, we have enhanced staff pay and conditions through the provision of a health scheme, a cycle to work scheme, an electric car scheme, performance related pay progression and subsidised meals. The successful candidate will be provided with state-of-the-art IT equipment to assist them in fulfilling their duties alongside the cooking. For more information about our dining service, please take a look at Cornerstone Dining Club. Visits to the schools are welcome by prior arrangement. We look forward to receiving your application and hopefully meeting you as part of the recruitment process.
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.