Executive Head Chef
Radley College
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2020
- Apply by:
- 25 September 2019
Job overview
Executive Head Chef
January 2020
This is a full time 52 week position, 40 hours per week. Flexibility is key and work will involve evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the service.
The Catering Department within Radley College offers a wide range of food services across the 200 acre campus. All of the services are controlled from the main catering building. There are currently approximately 690 boys and 125 dons (teachers) and their families resident on site, together with 330 operational staff. During the school holidays the department supports various residential courses.
The facilities are used seven days a week for approximately 48 weeks of the year and seek to provide a friendly yet efficient environment in which the boys and College staff can both work and relax. The College also provides a range of function and conference facilities which are used primarily for Radley College functions & events; however the College does also extend this to external clients and customers, and also hosts residential courses in the school holidays.
Working as part of the collective management team, the Executive Head Chef will lead and supervise the kitchen team ensuring the kitchen is run to the highest professional standard, delivering a first class service to all pupils, staff and visitors. Working closely with the Head Chef, you will manage the catering production to plan and oversee the day to day running of the core catering requirements.
Closing Date: 26th September 2019
Candidates may, if they wish, informally chat to the Head of Catering, Pam Dickens. Please contact the HR Department to arrange this.
Applications must be submitted on the official application form which can be downloaded from our website and sent, together with a covering letter explaining your reasons for applying, to Mrs Sarah Ballard, Head of HR, Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 2HR or by e-mail to applications@radley.org.uk.
Radley College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all employees to share this commitment.
Attached documents
About Radley College
Radley College is an independent school based in Oxfordshire for boys aged 13-18. It is a Church of England school.
Warden
John Moule
Values and vision
Radley College has several strategic priorities. Firstly, it seeks to foster a sense of intellectual curiosity amongst its students. The school intends to develop this through its curriculum, exchanges, trips, academic partnerships, online learning, language teaching, societies, and invited speakers.
The school’s highest priority remains its provision of effective pastoral care. It aims to, underpinned by its Christian ethos, strive to develop values, confidence, and resilience in students which will strengthen and prepare them for future challenges they face. In addition, the school aims to accomplish the goal of preparing students for later life through its provision of careers advice, university preparation, curriculum innovation, and effective links with its former pupils. At the school there is also a keenness to embrace technology when it comes to teaching.
Independent Schools Inspectorate
“Throughout the school, including the sixth form, the quality of pupils’ achievements and learning is exceptional, reflecting the challenging and stimulating curriculum, the excellent provision for pupils needing learning support, outstanding opportunities to engage in a wide range of activities, and the excellent quality of teaching. In particular, pupils think independently, develop high quality literacy and numeracy skills, and show considerable creative imagination and technique.”
View Radley College’s latest ISI report
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