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£ 26053 - 29171
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Overview and Responsibilities
Chef / Cook
Location: Horsham West Sussex
Contract Type: Permanent fulltime Term time plus 2 weeks
Hours: Monday to Friday around 40 hours per week with negotiable timings
Salary: 26053..52 depending on experience (based on 40 hours worked)
Start Date: 1st May 2025
Aurora Vincent House School
As part of our growth strategy Aurora is really pleased to be opening a brand new SEND Secondary School in 2025 in the heart ofHorsham West Sussexfor young neurodivergent people aged 1116. Most of our students are coming to us from mainstream education to have access to an adapted National Curriculum delivered in small classes with a focus on meeting their sensory needs and support for their emotional wellbeing.A fantastic opportunity for a committed Chef to create a catering service in collaboration with the School Business Manager. With social hours in line with our structure the successful candidate will have their evenings and weekends free!
The Role:
Reporting to the School Business Manager you will build a Catering Team in producing bespoke highquality meals and snacks for our young people and staff. You will get the opportunity to liaise with students families and clinical teams on the creation of menus you will have the chance to get to know the people you are creating meals for.
Key Accountabilities
- To produce seasonal menus daily bespoke school meals serving guidelines and function catering as required and to the satisfaction of and standards of the School Business Manager based on engagement with SLT our young people and their families
- In consultation with the School Business Manager plan and develop interesting innovative and varied seasonal menus taking advantage of locally sourced fresh ingredients wherever possible within budget.
- To prepare food adhering to menu plans considering any special dietary requirements and food allergies portion control ensuring that all food produced is presented and served to the highest standard at the required times.
- To assist in ordering appropriate stock as required alongside the School Business Manager and to ensure that deliveries are checked against the order book.
- In the absence of the School Business Manager to manage the Catering Department efficiently and effectively providing a good role model and leading by example.
- To demonstrate a positive working style with an enthusiastic committed and flexible attitude.
- In the planning and production of meals and snacks to minimise waste wherever possible.
- To work as a team using available time to complete food preparation and ordering ahead of schedule.
- To demonstrate a thorough understanding and safe usage of all kitchen equipment.
- To keep records of production/consumption/wastage and to produce monthly reports for the School Business Manager.
- To correctly implement and adhere to cleaning schedules to ensure that the kitchen and ancillary areas maintain the highest standards of hygiene.
- At the end of the catering day ensure that all facilities are secured including the stock room fridges freezers clearing area internal and external doors. All windows must be closed and locked and all equipment turned off.
- When required you may need to work additional hours or on other days outside of term time where necessary. At short notice you will ensure provisions are planned and available and be able to cover wider duties required by the school in the event of sickness.
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Vincent House School when required. Please see the link below for our full job description:
Skills and Qualifications
Candidates must:
- Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
- Level 2 Certificate in Hospitality and Catering Principles
- Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Catering (desirable)
- Recent experience of preparing 30 meals in a commercial kitchen (desirable)
- Proven ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Experience of preparing of menus ensuring balanced meal plans healthy eating and variety.
- To prioritise the wellbeing of the young people in our care.
- Use neuro affirmative language and adhere to SLT guidance on the use of language related to food choices and diet which is central to supporting those students with ARFID and eating disorders.
- Good standard of literacy numeracy written and verbal communication
- To be polite friendly and willing to work unsociable hours if required
- Ability to react calmly and quickly in an emergency
- Working knowledge of health and safety legislation (including COSHH regulations manual handling and food hygiene procedures) and requirements in relation to food preparation
- Knowledge of Natashas Law
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing requirements and routines.
- Be committed to being neuroinformed and neuroaffirmative as expected by all our staff and be able to communicate effectively with our young people
Benefits and Additional Information
Whats on offer
Training and Development Within Aurora we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support. We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career.
on your bills!! With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further. Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are. You can get deals and discounts to on things like your weekly food bill phone plans internet eating out gym memberships insurance and more. You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme.
Competitive Pay and Reward Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations. We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave Company Sick Pay Enhanced Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
UK Health Cash Plan This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills. You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.
Employee Assistance Programme Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues helping you with online tools information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7.
Refer a friend for 1000 Well reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company *terms apply)
How to Apply:
Please complete an online application form in full remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any more information please contact Lizin the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at
Successful applicants will be subject to preemployment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are spent unless they are protected under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
This advert could be paused or taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled or we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
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