Interim Executive Chef
St Helen and St Katharine
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- Required from the beginning of October 2016
- Apply by:
- 18 August 2016
Job overview
Required from the beginning of October 2016 to the end of March 2017 (6 month fixed-term contract)
Full-time, Monday to Friday during the school term with some evening and weekend work
St Helen and St Katharine is a leading girls’ independent day school situated in 22 acres on the edge of Abingdon in Oxfordshire. The 700 strong school consistently achieves outstanding academic results, while celebrating the rounded development of each individual through a diverse extracurricular programme.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced, skilled, hands-on Executive Chef on an interim basis in order to cover the forthcoming absence of the permanent post holder who will be taking up a sabbatical opportunity during this fixed period.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of the Catering team, food production and all catering and hospitality services. The Catering Department at school supplies the highest quality of lunches to over 900 pupils, staff and visitors daily. There is also a busy hospitality calendar catering for events ranging from executive dining lunches, working lunches and buffets through to canapé events and parent and pupil teas on match days, as well as a school café which is run on a commercial basis.
Applicants must have a strong culinary background, ideally in high volume catering and be motivated by providing the highest quality fresh food. A strong knowledge and/or experience of pastry work would be an advantage. They should be able to demonstrate expertise in designing and producing creative menus for different clientele.
Strong staff management skills are essential with the ability to lead and motivate the Catering team. Applicants must be IT literate and have excellent administration skills.
The successful applicant should be ambitious, having the experience, drive and personality that will allow them to lead by example and bring continuous innovation, vibrancy and development to the service provision.
Job details and an application form are available on our website, www.shsk.org.uk
Closing date: Friday 19th August 2016 at noon.
Interviews: Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st August 2016
2015 results:
A Level: 38% A*, 81% A* or A, 93% A*-B
I/GCSE: 71% A*, 93% A* or A, 99% A*-B
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Independent day school for girls aged 9-18
About St Helen and St Katharine
Founded on Christian values, we enable every girl to discover and develop her own strengths. St Helen & St Katharine is a school where success is celebrated but not revered and our goal is to ensure that every girl achieves success as she defines it, so that she can believe in herself, her talents and her abilities.
We are one of the leading girls’ schools in the country and are justifiably proud of a tradition of high aspiration and academic achievement (our students achieved record breaking GCSE results with 77% A* this year). But we take just as much pleasure in the warmth of the atmosphere here and in our dynamic range of extra-curricular activities. From Minecraft to Mandarin, Silversmithing to Sailing, Board Games to Big Band and much more besides, our girls are given the space and opportunity to make their own choices and find their niche.
A welcoming 22 acre campus in Abingdon provides exceptional facilities that include a brand new state-of-the-art Sports Centre; Performing Arts Centre; extended Sixth Form Centre; Science Centre with 12 new laboratories, break out spaces and a 200sqm science themed glass atrium and a 3D Design Centre.
This is a friendly and happy place in which lasting relationships are built on kindness and respect. Our ambitions for our students are based upon them developing confidence and resilience and an open-minded and creative approach to learning and to life.
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