Job Description

Wells Cathedral School

Somerset

Salary:

Competitive

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

15 September 2025

Apply by:

12 September 2025

Job overview

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Full-time, 40 hours per week, all year round

Wells Cathedral School seeks a Sous Chef to assist and deputise for the Head Chef with the smooth and efficient operation of the kitchen to ensure the School's reputation for food quality is maintained at all times.

A Level 2 Award in Food Safety or equivalent qualification is essential for this role.

For further details, please download an application pack from our website via the Apply button.

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and Wells Cathedral School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.

Wells Cathedral School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and obtaining an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services certificate. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of the School's due diligence. All positions within the School are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants must therefore declare all previous convictions and cautions, including those which would normally be considered "spent" except those received for an offence committed in the United Kingdom if it has been filtered in accordance with the DBS filtering rules.

About

Wells Cathedral School

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Wells Cathedral School

15 The Liberty, Wells
Somerset
BA5 2ST
United Kingdom

+44 1749 834200

Wells Cathedral School is a co-educational, Church of England, independent school offering day places to children aged 2-18 and boarding places to children aged 8-18. Based in Wells, Somerset, it currently has around 730 pupils. It is set up as a charitable trust and offers bursaries and scholarships., Wells Cathedral School is one of the oldest in Europe, with early records going back to 909 AD. In 1969 it became one of the first independent schools to accept girls. It provides an all-round education for its pupils and also, notably, incorporates a music specialist programme within the main school, making it one of five specialist music schools in the UK and the only one to offer such specialism within the context of an all-round education.

Head Master

Alastair Tighe

Vision and values

The School aims to ensure all its pupils develop as well-rounded individuals, who set themselves high standards, work equally hard at their academic and co-curricular studies, and who develop passions and interests which will propel through life beyond school. Founded on Christian values, Wells Cathedral School welcomes pupils of all faiths and promotes the values of integrity and social responsibility.



Wells Cathedral School is a specialist music school and prides itself on its international status and first-rate facilities.

ISI report

"Wells Cathedral School is successful in meeting its aim to encourage all pupils to strive for excellence with passion and integrity in a community which is welcoming and nurturing. Throughout the school, pupils develop an enthusiasm towards their learning, apply their knowledge confidently and articulately and achieve well academically. They work well cooperatively and independently, and are supported by good teaching. The well-balanced curriculum, complemented by a wide range of extra-curricular activities, enhances learning opportunities."



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