Weekend Chef (School's Boarding House)
St George's, Edinburgh
EH12 6BG
- £10.75 per hour
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 26 October 2020
Job overview
9:00am – 7:00pm; Saturdays-Sundays (20 hours per week)
Rate of Pay: £10.75 per hour
We have a weekend position for a Chef to support the excellent food operations within a prestigious all girls boarding school, catering for approx. 40 children and adults per day.
The position is a lone chef position, working Saturday & Sundays throughout term time when the boarders are living in, which includes only 33 weekends of the full school year.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing breakfast, lunch and dinner over the weekends, and will take full responsibility of the weekend catering requirements for the schools’ boarders, to include cooking, clearing, washing up and general cleanliness of the catering areas.
The successful candidate must have a passion for fresh food and be able to work unsupervised, be self-motivated, and passionate about providing a first-class service, all within a homely environment.
Previous experience in a busy contract catering environment dealing with 40+ covers is essential, as well as having experience working with different dietary and allergy requirements and holding a current food hygiene certificate, as well as a minimum of NVQ2 in cookery or equivalent.
A full Job Description and Job Particulars are available on our website via the URL below.
If interested, please send a cover email/letter, along with a completed application form (available from our website) to Olivia Lovely, HR Manager via email on jobs@stge.org.uk or via post to our address at Garscube Terrace, EH12 6BG by noon on Monday, 26th October 2020, with interviews expected to take place on 4th November 2020.
Please Note: Appointment is subject to receipt of two satisfactory references, and PVG clearance via Disclosure Scotland.
About St George's, Edinburgh
- St George's, Edinburgh
- Garscube Terrace, Murrayfield, Edinburgh
- Midlothian
- EH12 6BG
- United Kingdom
St George’s School for Girls is an independent, all-through school in Edinburgh. It caters for approximately 800 girls aged between two and eighteen.
Founded in 1888 by pioneers of women’s education, St George’s is the largest all-girls school in Scotland and the only all-through girls’ school in Edinburgh. The school was named the top Scottish Independent School for Advanced Higher results by the Best-Schools website in 2014 and 2013.
Vision and values
The main vision of St George’s School for Girls is to produce women of independent mind who are equipped with the academic and life skills to succeed. The ethos is based on four values: truth, honour, freedom and courtesy. Students and staff alike are encouraged to be respectful towards one another. Pupils learn in an environment free of gender stereotypes.
St George’s nursery curriculum is based on child-led activities, involving problem-solving, creativity and role play. For the older students, the curriculum is based on GCSE and Scottish Higher and Advanced Higher examinations in eight areas: languages, maths, social studies, sciences, health and well-being, religious and moral education, expressive arts and technologies. The school also emphasises the importance of outdoor learning and physical activity as a supplement to academic learning.
Education Scotland report
“The school’s systematic approaches to tracking and monitoring children’s and young people’s performance provides staff with very helpful information about each child’s progress and development. The headteacher has a strong and clear vision for the school as a place where children and young people receive the best education to develop their ambitions and fulfil their aspirations.”
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