Vacancies

A position has become available for a cook/catering assistant at The Nobel School Catering department to assist the Sous Chef & Head Chef in the preparation and production of breakfast/lunch and hospitality services during the school week. This will involve the clean and safe production and preparation of fresh ingredients working with accuracy to the specifications set out by the head chef. Attention to detail and a flair for presentation are essential.

• To serve on counters at break and lunch time with speed and accuracy.
• To deliver buffet food and special events food professionally and to a high standard.
• To pay close attention to the delivery / storage and segregation of all produce.
• To always work as part of a team with a view to customer satisfaction and food safety.
• On the odd occasion there may be a requirement to work overtime on special events in the evenings and at weekends.

Catering at Nobel is run by an in-house team with over 10 years of experience within the school itself. The main aim of the Head Chef is to provide nourishing, interesting and well-presented food for students and staff, working closely with the school to ensure that the needs of the students and staff are fulfilled, and any requirements or suggestions are taken on board and put into action where possible. It is essential that the applicant has a real passion for food, an eye for detail and ensures that food hygiene and safety are always a priority.This is a high numbers outfit and therefore can become a fairly pressurised environment, so a keen focus and physical fitness are essential. The team is very supportive and work extremely well together. A positive and focused attitude will be an attribute.The Nobel School prides itself on its excellent working relationships and caring environment.  You will need to be friendly, approachable, flexible, a good team player and hardworking, with a good sense of humour. We offer membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, tax-efficient cycle to work and electric vehicle lease schemes.We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of our students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.  We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.If you would like to visit Nobel or have any immediate queries about this post please contact Suzanne Crow (HR@nobel.herts.sch.uk).Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

• Application Pack
• Job Description and Person Specification
• Why you should choose Nobel

Our team of duty officers are responsible for the smooth running of the school’s letting programme at weekends, in the evenings and during the school holidays.  Hirers currently include educational, musical, church and sporting organisations, and we will shortly be expanding this to individuals and small groups for casual bookings.You will be organised and reliable, with experience in basic computer software packages.Usually working with a colleague, on a typical day you may be asked to open up the school, set out equipment for hirers, staff the reception area, deal with queries from current and potential hirers, clear down and lock up.  During exam season you may be asked to set up or clear down from exams, for which an additional fixed payment is made.  Further payments will be made if you are invited to join the out-of-hours on-call rota.There are no fixed hours for the role, but you should expect to work a largely regular pattern of around five hours per week, usually within the hours of 8am-2pm on Saturday or Sunday.  Some flexibility is expected to cover colleagues’ holidays, and additional weekend and evening hours may be available by agreement.We offer quarterly payments in lieu of paid holidays, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and a cycle to work scheme.The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.  We welcome applications from applicants regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.If you would like to visit Nobel, have any queries about this post or would like to apply for this post, please contact Lewis Rogers (lewis.rogers@nobel.herts.sch.uk).Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate

• Application Pack
• Job Description & Person Specification
• Why you should choose Nobel

We are looking to recruit exam invigilators to join our existing team and work with us during our school’s exam periods, both external and internal exams. Invigilators will be required in November/December, February/March and May/June. Even if you are not available during all these windows the role does provide a level of flexibility.Candidates must be well organised, confident in dealing with young people and able to remain calm under pressure.  Experience is not essential as full training will be given. Flexibility in hours will be needed, although this can be tailored to work round childcare.The key focus of this position is to supervise examination invigilation and ensure that guidelines and regulations are met. You will have good leadership and customer service skills and the ability to create a calm, organised and vigilant environment.The Nobel School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to recruitment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and satisfactory references. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.For additional information, please contact Suzanne Crow, Head’s PA (HR@nobel.herts.sch.uk).

Relevant Documents

• Recruitment Letter
• Job Description
• Person Specification
• Application Form