Chef Newbury, England
Job description
Full Job Description
Location: New Barn School, Newbury
Salary: £11.62 per hour
Hours: 22.5 hours per week; Mon-Fri 9:30am-2:00pm
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only
Due to growth in Service, we are looking for an outstanding School Chef to join our team at New Barn School.
Job duties
To be responsible for the planning and preparation of high-quality food and catering service to the Centre. To manage and supervise all kitchen staff.
Key Task Areas and Responsibilities
- To plan menus for the Centre with reference to the dietary needs of the Service Users
- To undertake the monitoring of stocks by date rotation, portion control and quality and in accordance with the budgetary controls set
- To set up and clean down the kitchen areas before and after day to day use
- To ensure that necessary preparation is undertaken for the day/weekly demand/needs of the Centre
- To be observant of the need to minimise waste
- To provide suitable food to staff/Service Users with special dietary requirements
*Please read JD for full list of tasks and responsibilities*
About us
New Barn School offers a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum to boys and girls, aged 6 – 19 years who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health complexities.
New Barn School takes full advantage of its beautiful settings and fosters a love for using the outdoor curriculum including forest school, farm experiences and horse riding. The school is within a commutable distance of Swindon, Oxford, Andover, Basingstoke and Reading and other surrounding towns and villages.
Our services offer a stable, secure and supportive environment, in which the children and young people we care for can develop the skills and confidence necessary to help them fulfil their potential.
Acorn Care and Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable children and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
Why join Acorn Education & Care?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS and social media check.
