Vacancies

At Henry Cavendish we are lucky to have an amazingly creative, committed and hard-working staff team. We work in a collaborative way to give children exciting and consistent opportunities throughout the school.  The needs of pupils’ lie at the heart of everything we do, supporting each and every child to be the best that they can be whilst continuing to make learning a relevant, fun and exciting experience. 

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

Henry Cavendish is strongly committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to create a welcoming, respectful and safe environment for all members of our community.  We know that more diverse teams, are stronger teams, and that the more inclusive we are, the more our staff and pupils will feel a sense of belonging and will thrive. We are committed to attracting and retaining the very best staff, ensuring that our staff body reflects the diversity of our pupils and local community. Acknowledging a lack of ethnic diversity within our staff teaching community, we particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates for this role.

If you think you might have the dedication, creativity and passion to be a part of the Henry Cavendish family, please apply for any vacancies which will be listed below. 

SOUS CHEF - BALHAM SITE

Our focus at Henry Cavendish is to give children the very best education and the most enjoyable, enriching learning experiences. We are a 4 form entry school across 2 sites in Balham SW12 and Streatham SW16, with over 800 children on roll and over 100 members of staff. The role will predominantly be based at our Balham site, however you may be required to work at the Streatham site if and when the need arises.

We have been working with Chef's in Schools to bring our catering in-house since August 2025. This has created an exciting opportunity for a Sous Chef to join our fantastic team. You will be working under the direction of our Executive Chef and Food Educator (Winner of the Jamie Oliver School Food Award 2025) and supporting him in his role.

Henry Cavendish is a fantastic place to work. If you are passionate about food and enjoy interacting with children and staff, we would love to hear from you!  To obtain an application pack please download below and return to Lorna Burg - Director of Business & Finance - hr@henrycavendish.co.uk

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, the successful applicant will have to apply for DBS check as part of the process. 

BARISTA / CATERING STAFF - HENRY'S COFFEE STOP

September 2026

Part Time (Shifts 7 - 8 hours - Including Weekends)

Our focus at Henry Cavendish is to give our children the very best education and the most enjoyable, enriching learning experiences. To further develop our self-generated income, we are expanding our provision at Henry's our very own Coffee Stop. We opened Henry's in July 2024 and it has been very successful to date and we also pride ourselves on the fact that we have been able to provide job opportunities and work experience for some of our ex-pupils. We currently sell a range of everyone's favourites, including espressos, lattes,pastries and cakes.  We want to develop our food range to include salads, sandwiches, pizzas and fries. 

We also have our premises licence and will be expanding the provision to include late nights - Henry's Lates 5:00pm - 10:30pm, serving a range of alcoholic beverages and food.

All of our profits go straight back into the school budget and pays for our school librarians across both sites.

If you have the dedication, passion, enjoy working in the hospitality industry and interacting with customers, we would love for you to be a part of the Henry Cavendish Staff Team, please download the application pack below and return your completed application form to: Lorna Burg - Director of Business and Finance: recruitment@henrycavendish.co.uk

Please note our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks.

Volunteering and Training Opportunities at Henry Cavendish

If you are interested in volunteering at Henry Cavendish, or arranging a work experience or teaching placement, please complete this online form: Volunteer Application