Current vacancies
Part-Time Breakfast Chef
Start ASAP
Permanent, Term Time only plus INSET days (35 weeks plus 4 days per annum).
Salary £10,375 per annum (FTE £25,943)
Job Purpose
St Mary’s School is seeking a Part-Time Breakfast Chef from November 2025 to successfully prepare, cook and serve high-quality breakfast dishes in accordance with food safety and hygiene standards, maintain a clean, organized kitchen and ensure smooth morning service. Work is primarily at Mary Ward House, however all catering staff may be called on to work at any of the St Mary’s sites. Working 20 hours per week, term time only from 6am to 10am at Mary Ward House, you will be catering for those pupils who board at the school. The role is Monday to Friday but with a requirement to work some weekends on occasion. Some flexibility is required and you may be required to work additional hours to meet the business needs.
How to apply
Job Description
Interviews will be conducted in person, and they will explore candidates’ suitability to work with children. Candidates are required to bring with them the necessary ID documentation and any relevant qualification certificate(s), all of which must be originals. Further information of the interview format will be provided if you are shortlisted for interview.
If you have any question, please contact the HR Team by email: hr@stmaryscambridge.co.uk or call: 01223 353253.
Closing date for applications: ongoing
Interviews: to be confirmed
We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
Head of Economics & Business (Maternity Cover)
April 2026
Fixed Term Contract for one year.
£35,462 - £49,738 per annum (dependent on experience)
The Business and Economics Department is an innovative and a strong department in a successful school. We are committed to delivering exciting, engaging, and rigorous lessons which both support and stretch through adaptive teaching. The department is made up on the Head of Department and one other teacher. The successful candidate will have a love of Economics and Business (as well as being experienced in teaching all aspects of both curriculums) and will find a cohort of students who equally enjoy the challenges of these relevant, academic and important subjects.
The department aims to foster an enthusiasm for the study of real-world issues and debates with a spirit of academic excellence and its students enjoy being challenged, working hard and striving for excellence.
Interested? Then apply immediately.
How to apply
Candidate Pack and Job Description
Closing date for applications: 3 December 2025
Interviews: w/c Monday 8 December 2025
Start Date: Monday 13 April 2026
End Date: Friday 9 April 2027
We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
Catering Manager
Start Date: ASAP
Full Time, Permanent Contract
Salary £40,000 per annum + excellent benefits
Looking for your next catering role? Want to improve your work life balance?
Catering for a prestigious independent school in central Cambridge, our dining offer provides fresh, nutritional food for approx. 350 pupils and 120 staff on a daily basis as well as ad hoc hospitality. As the school has summer lets and summer clubs.
Our Catering Team is at the heart of our School and they play a key part in ensuring that our students (aged from 3 years to 18) are offered a nutritious, interesting and diverse menu whether this is breakfast, lunch, dinner or healthy snacks – we all know that having a healthy diet and being ‘fully fuelled’ is essential for developing young people and aiding learning. A clear focus on customer experience and high levels of satisfaction. So, this role is critical in the delivery of a first-class dining standard whilst keeping a balance on cost, food wastage/environmental factors and the management and development of the team across all School sites.
The catering team is made up of thirteen staff members, providing both catering and hospitality services across three sites. Each site has at least one Chef, supported by Food Services Assistants.
The Catering Manager will be responsible for managing each team and delivering the catering and hospitality needs of the school to a high standard.
Job Description
How to apply
Closing date for applications: ongoing
Interviews: to be confirmed
We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
Kitchen Porter
Start Date: ASAP
40 hours per week, term time only, permanent contract
Salary £19,295 per annum (£25,459 FTE) + excellent benefits
Catering for a prestigious independent school in central Cambridge, our dining offer provides fresh, nutritional food for approx. 350 pupils and 120 staff on a daily basis as well as ad hoc hospitality.
Working as part of a small team, you will assist the Chef with food preparation, set up the dining room, serve food to pupils and ensure that the kitchen and service stations are clean and tidy. You will also be responsible for cleaning down the kitchen area and dining room following food service.
This role will involve direct contact with children, including preparing and serving meals for them and answering questions regarding food at mealtimes. You will work as part of a team in the kitchen and dining halls.
Key duties include – but not limited to:
General kitchen tasks and duties.
Adherence to food safety regulations and allergy guidelines.
Support event catering for functions, including fine dining and summer programmes.
How to Apply
Job Description
Closing date for applications: ongoing
Interviews: TBC
We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.