School Day Time Cook
Cothill House School
Oxfordshire
- £12 per hour
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 6 June 2022
Job overview
Cothill House is looking for a talented school day time cook to join our wonderful kitchen. Our busy team provides breakfast, lunch and supper for pupils and staff 7 days a week in term time (equivalent to 33 working weeks a year). This schedule allows for plenty of time off, ideal for those candidates who need some built in flexibility. In a full boarding environment food is a key part of the day with pupils and staff always looking forward to the next meal, so our dining room is a focal point of the school. We are looking for someone creative and flexible, with a broad range of skills and a desire to keep pushing up standards.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven experience of working as a chef using fresh ingredients and with excellent skills
- Excellent knowledge of Food Hygiene, Allergen and Health and Safety requirements and practises
- Ability to work with the school and respond to requests for hospitality
- Ability to supervise the team if required
- A friendly and polite manner with all pupils and staff
- Experience of working within schools preferred but not essential
- Self-motivated, using your own initiative, desire to learn and achieve. Ability to motivate others.
Our kitchen is managed by P&H. Please fill in the attached application form and direct all enquiries to our Chef Manager Ricardo Grech rgrech@cothillpst.org
Hours: Tuesday to Saturdays during term time
7am - 3pm plus breaks
£12 per hour
Start Date: ASAP
About Cothill House School
Set in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside, just outside Oxford, Cothill House has been providing an inspirational all-round boarding education and unrivalled opportunities for boys aged 8-13 for 150 years. From September 2025 Cothill will transition to a co-educational school.
Established in 1870, Cothill is recognised globally as one of the country’s leading boys’ boarding prep schools with an exceptional record of preparing pupils for the top public schools.
Our aim is to foster every pupil's happiness, confidence and individual passions, helping them to achieve their potential, to cultivate their love of learning and to stimulate their love of life. Cothill pupils flourish in an environment where hard work, integrity and originality are both valued and rewarded.
Our Aims
Cothill House provides an inspirational education and unrivalled boarding opportunities for pupils in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside where:
- Each pupil is treated as an individual, nurtured and encouraged to find his strengths and develop his independence.
- Staff instil a love of discovery and learning amongst the pupils, encourage a growth mindset and build their confidence.
- Pupils are prepared for the challenges they will encounter at the next stage of their education and beyond.
- Pupils are encouraged to embrace teamwork, be happy, busy and polite.
- The qualities of leadership, personal responsibility, kindness, truthfulness and respect for others are nourished.
- A wide range of opportunities are provided to inspire, enable and embolden all pupils, and assist in their personal, social, academic, physical and cultural development.
- To provide a friendly and caring boarding environment that reflects the atmosphere and ethos of home.
- To safeguard and promote the physical and mental welfare of every pupil.
Our Values
Courage - To help pupils to have courage on the sports field and the courage of their convictions in the classroom
Originality - To promote the creative side of every pupil
Teamwork - To create an environment in which teamwork is highly valued
Humour - To ensure the challenges of everyday life are tackled with a sense of perspective and good humour
Integrity - To develop confident, self-disciplined pupils who understand and value integrity
Love of Learning - To instil in pupils a passion for learning about the world
Love of Life - To help pupils acquire knowledge and skills that will enable them to prosper in later life
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