Ark Alexandra Academy
Faith. Excellence . Kindness.
Chef Manager
Start date: ASAP
Location: Ark Alexandra Academy, Hastings, East Sussex
Salary: Ark Outside London Support Scale 7, Pay Points 14 - 24: £25,409 to £31,099
Hours: 36 hours per week (full-time), 52 weeks per year
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 9.00am, Friday 06 January 2023
The school reserves the right to close this advert early and interviews may take place before the advertised closing date. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early for this role to avoid disappointment.
As Chef Manager, the successful applicant will have responsibility for ensuring the Academy’s quality of dining is outstanding, including dining operations, budgeting and finance, health and safety, and managing and developing a high functioning catering team across our two campuses with the support of a Catering Supervisor on each campus.
Our standards are high and meals are prepared daily from fresh ingredients. We need someone who can work quickly and safely, be part of a team and has the confidence to interact with staff and students. We will show the successful applicant how to operate our cashless tills and any other items of catering equipment. For more information, please read the job description and person specification in the information pack.
As the ideal candidate you will:
· Have experience of working in a busy kitchen, ideally within a school environment
· Have knowledge of healthy eating and nutrition and creating related menus
· Experience of leading, coaching and motivating staff
· Have a professional hospitality/catering qualification at L2 or equivalent
· Genuine passion and interest in food and in helping young people learn to eat healthily
· Be calm and professional under pressure
· Have a flexible attitude towards work and demonstrate sound judgement
About us and what we can offer you…
Ark Alexandra Academy is a two-campus co-educational secondary school in Hastings. We have our Helenswood campus on The Ridge, St Leonards on Sea and our William Parker campus situated on Park Avenue, Hastings.
As a Church of England school, our values of faith, excellence and kindness underpin our ethos, culture and behaviour. We have an inclusive admissions policy that welcomes, without preference, students of all faith and none. Our vision is to create a truly great school for the young people in Hastings. We believe that everyone deserves to be accepted, included, and empowered to live a purposeful and fulfilling life.
Our school is also part of Ark, an international charity with a network of 39 schools across the country. Ventures that Ark develop and support are tackling some of the most challenging problems facing young people, both in the UK and around the world.
We offer health benefits such as Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution, subsidised gym membership, Healthcare Cashplan and Employee Assistance Programme or if you prefer retail therapy, staff discounts (online and in-store) via instant vouchers or reloadable gift cards from the Ark Rewards scheme.
Thinking of applying?
We very much look forward to hearing from you.
Please read the job description and person specification contained in the information pack available for download here.
To find out more about our academy, please visit the rest of our website – www.arkalexandra.org
If you have any questions after reading the attached job description and person specification please feel free to get in touch by email: ALEHR@arkalexandra.org
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.