Head of Food and Catering Department 
Full-time, Permanent 
Salary:  MPR/UPR (Fringe) £31,350 – £47,839 plus TLR 2B (£5,704) 
Start date: September 2024 

Are you looking for your next leadership challenge and ambitious to develop your career?  

We are seeking to appoint an individual who will take full responsibility for the Food and Catering department who is highly motivated and enjoys working as part of a supportive team. We are looking for a charismatic, dynamic individual with exceptional leadership skills, who naturally aspires others and is passionate about teaching and its impact on learning. We have a purpose built cooking room, with a high take up (minimum 2 classes) each year for GCSE or Hospitality and Catering.  

Esher High School is an excellent, high performing School and is proud to be part of Enlighten Learning Trust (ELT).  We aim to equip our students with the skills to grow into confident, ambitious and responsible citizens ready to face the challenges of the adult world.  Our staff are passionate about seeing young people succeed in their subject and to ensure they feel like they belong to our school community.    

Why work for us? 

We work hard to make all staff feel like they belong and can flourish. We create a bespoke induction plan for all new staff, shaped with their input based on their experience, strengths and aims. All teachers get an additional hour every fortnight of protected PPA, totaling 6 hours for a full time teacher. We have a culture of 1% improvements, which means no hour long lesson observations and time wasted producing unnecessary paperwork. All staff love our 2 week October half term, have access to free gym use (with shower facilities), ample on site parking, an up to date 2 in 1 laptop (tablet with pen and laptop all in one), a full Microsoft Office package and a vibrant and social staff body.  

If you would like an informal phone call or a visit to the school with the headteacher, we welcome and value this. To arrange please contact head@esherhigh.surrey.sch.uk.  For further information regarding this role please refer to the recruitment pack and job description. To apply for this role please complete the application form and return to recruitment@enlightenlt.education. We welcome early applications and will consider holding interviews and appointing before the closing date for strong candidates.  

Closing Date:         Monday 20 May 2024 @ 8.00 am
Interview Date:    Interviews will be held in that week

Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.  It is an offence to apply for a role if applicants are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.   This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.   Please refer to the following link for further information regarding our Child Protection & Safeguarding policy  Esher Church of England High School - Policies & Documents (esherhigh.surrey.sch.uk).  Any successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.