Chef Manager - Primary School
Salary: £25,000 per annum
Location: Bristol, BS9
Hours: Monday–Friday | 7:30am–2:30pm | 32.5 hours
Contract: 39 weeks per year | Term-time only
Love cooking fresh food but want your evenings, weekends and school holidays back?
I'm recruiting a Chef Manager for a welcoming primary school in Bristol, offering a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a school kitchen while enjoying a brilliant work-life balance.
Whether you're looking to get into education catering, have a family, want more time for another job or your hobbies, or simply love the idea of making sure children are eating the best possible food, this could be a brilliant opportunity for you.
Salary & Benefits
- £25,000 annual salary
- Monday–Friday, finishing at 2:30pm
- School holidays off
- No evenings or weekends
- Free meals on duty and uniform
- Retail discounts and staff incentives
- Training, qualifications and career progression
The Operation
- Established primary school catering operation
- Fresh, nutritious daily meals
- Friendly kitchen team
- Term-time service with a structured daytime routine
The Role
- Take ownership of the daily kitchen operation
- Prepare fresh, appealing meals for pupils
- Lead and support your catering team
- Manage ordering, stock, food costs and waste
- Maintain food safety and allergen standards
- Build positive relationships with the school
About You
- Chef Manager, Cook Manager or experienced chef ready for a new sector
- School catering experience beneficial, but not essential
- Confident preparing fresh food and managing a team
- Organised, approachable and happy to get stuck in
- Passionate about providing children with great food
An enhanced DBS and relevant safeguarding checks will be required.
If you're ready for a change of pace, want more time outside work and would love a role where your cooking makes a difference every day, I'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or send your CV to yasmin AT corecruitment DOT com
- Start: ASAP
- Duration: Full Time
- Rate: £25k per year + Term Time Only
- Location: Bristol, England
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Catering
- Recruiter: COREcruitment
- Tel: 000
- Email: to view click here
- Reference: YK999957895
- Posted: 2026-10-16 09:32:59 -
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