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Chef/Catering Manager 

NJC Grade SO1 - SO2 Scale Points 23-28

Actual Salary £31,210.14 to £35,486.42 Per Annum

Permanent – 37.5 Hours Per Week (6:30am until 2:30pm)

Term-Time Only, plus 12 Additional Days 

Required 1st September 2026

Prince Henry's are looking to appoint a highly skilled and experienced Chef / Catering Manager to lead our long-established in-house catering service, which is very well regarded by students, staff and visitors to the school.

The successful candidate will have :

• Experience of working in a large busy commercial kitchen environment
• Experience of managing a high-volume catering operation and of leading a team
• A valid food hygiene certificate at Level 3 or above (or commitment to complete)
• An appropriate Chef / Cookery / Catering qualification (e.g. NVQ / City 7 Guilds Level 2/3 or equivalent

The starting salary is negotiable up to NJC SO2, subject to demonstration of relevant experience in a similar role.

To arrange a visit to the school, please contact hrs@princehenrys.co.uk in the first instance.

Closing Date: Thursday 2nd July 2026

Selection Date: Week commencing Monday 6th July 2026

Collaborative Learning Trust is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.

In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview. 

Prince Henry's Grammar School is an 'Outstanding' and vibrant comprehensive school with a national and international reputation for dynamic and inspirational work. 

The school is a founder member of the Collaborative Learning Trust and the Red Kite Teaching School Alliance and is recognised by the local and wider community as offering educational provision of the highest quality. Our extremely positive Ofsted Report confirms us as Outstanding in all five areas, including our Sixth Form Provision.

Our school is a successful and over-subscribed comprehensive school with over 1660 students – including 370 in the Sixth Form.  We have served the market town of Otley and the surrounding area, approximately 12 miles from Leeds, for over 400 years.

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Prince Henry’s Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.  We aim for diversity within our workforce.

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