Chef in Faringdon

Chef

Start date: as soon as possible

Salary : £32,000 to £34,000 FTE * per annum, depending on skills and experience

We are seeing an enthusiastic and talented Chef with a particular passion for baking, pastries, cakes and desserts to join our dedicated in‑house catering team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced chef who enjoys producing fresh, nutritious food and takes pride in creating high‑quality baked goods for children and staff. Working within a supportive school environment, you will play a key role in delivering an excellent catering service while enjoying a work‑life balance.

This is a full‑time role working 37.5 hours a week, working 34 weeks a year based around term time, plus one week (35 weeks in total). * The FTE salary is reduced to reflect working 35 weeks in total per annum. The working hours for this role are predominantly working 7.00am to 3.00pm Monday to Friday.30 minutes unpaid break each day.

St Hugh's is a highly regarded co‑educational day and boarding school. We are situated on a beautiful green campus of 40 acres in the South Oxfordshire countryside, only 25 minutes from Central Oxford. St Hugh’s opened a Senior School in September 2026. It is a very exciting time to be joining St Hugh’s.

St Hugh’s staff are an outstanding, hard‑working and collaborative team who aim to give all our children academic and pastoral experience in a nurturing environment with wide ranging facilities. Each child is, therefore, able to discover what they are good at, thrive and gain confidence in themselves.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (including a check against the Children’s Barred List), and other pre‑employment screening including a check on the Secretary of State list of prohibited staff.