Chef Manager

Start date: 06 January 2025
Location: Ark Alexandra Academy, Hastings, East Sussex
Salary: Ark Outside London Support Scale 9, Pay Points 25 - 32: £35,234 to £41,510 (pro rata)
Actual Salary: £31,861.36 - £37,536.61. Pay is spread evenly over 12 months.
Hours: 36 hours per week with no late nights, 41 weeks per year based around term time – what could you do with all that time off? 

As Chef Manager, the successful applicant will have responsibility for ensuring the Academy’s quality of dining is outstanding, including dining operations, budgeting and finance, health and safety, and managing and developing a high functioning catering team across our two campuses with the support of a Catering Supervisor on each campus.

Our standards are high and meals are prepared daily from fresh ingredients. We need someone who can work quickly and safely, be part of a team and has the confidence to interact with staff and students.  

• Have experience of working in a busy kitchen at the same level or similar
• Have knowledge of healthy eating and nutrition and creating related menus
• Have the knowledge and experience to manage and lead a team in all aspects of staff management, including personal development and appraisals
• Have a professional hospitality/catering qualification at L2 or equivalent
• Have financial understanding of ensuring cost-effective operations while maintaining quality standards
• Be calm and professional under pressure with the ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective
• Have a flexible attitude towards work 
  

• Salary higher than the national pay scales  
• Twice as many training days as standard and network-wide events with Ark colleagues  
• Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the network    
• Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution 
• Unique opportunities for growth and development  
• Access to Ark Rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers

We are aiming to create one of the top performing schools in the UK right here in Hastings. 

Ark Alexandra Academy is a popular and oversubscribed secondary school in Hastings. We have grown from 10 to 12 form entry and operate a ‘One School, Two Campus’ model, which brings with it unique opportunities for career growth and development. The school is on an exciting and rapid journey of improvement under a new leadership team, which is underpinned by research and best practice. We place a primacy on traditional values: discipline, courtesy and respect. Our students are smart and ready to learn and thrive. We are a strict no mobile phone school.  

As part of the Ark network, Ark Alexandra Academy has access to the dedicated support of a highly successful MAT with a well-regarded CPD offer for staff at all levels.
In addition, the school is part of the Hastings DfE Education Investment Area giving an
increased focus on the region, potential funding, and genuine opportunities for collaboration between schools.

Visit arkalexandra.org/jobs to learn more about us and see our current vacancies.