Kitchen Manager/Chef Long Term Potentially Permanent

This is an important position in the school structure, managing a catering service which not only provides high quality meals, but also considers issues such as healthy eating as an important part of what the school catering service offers. The Catering Manager will be central to ensuring that the team of catering assistants are effectively led and organised in order to produce and maintain high standards of hygiene, quality and presentation.

The person appointed will be confident, well organised and an effective communicator, with the ability to manage, motivate and lead a team of catering assistants, and to line manage the School Meals Supervisory Assistants. The post requires a person with relevant qualifications, skills and experience, the ability to liaise effectively with colleagues and a commitment to the work of this school.

Principal Responsibilities are to: -

Provide an effective, efficient and financially sustainable catering service
Ensure compliance with all legislation relating the school canteen service
Take responsibility for the management of the catering staff team to ensure a professional catering service is delivered
Assist in the development of and subsequently implement the school?s catering strategy
Ensure operating practises are regularly reviewed with any necessary identified improvements implemented
Assist the business manager in providing meaningful, accurate information including sound budgetary control and monitoring of financial performance
Lead on customer care in the canteen

Main Duties

Provide up to date management information regarding stock control, expenditure on food, staffing and income in order to inform and support financial forecasts prepared by the Business Manager for Governors
Administer and direct catering staff within all aspects of food and beverage production and cleaning work required
Ensure that regular staff briefings and training takes place
Manage the induction of new staff

Main Duties continued

Plan a cycle of menus to ensure that nutritional content meets the recommended guidelines and that the variety offered is attractive to pupils and staff, taking into account budget constraints

Plan menus, taking into account specific individual or cultural requirements

Lead and provide catering services for school events external to the canteen service

Administer appropriate returns and records, including stock control and ordering

Manage the cashless catering system across the canteen including reporting system difficulties to the suppliers and communicating solutions to the team

Place orders with suppliers as necessary to ensure that sufficient stocks are always available for meals to be produced

Manage and review supplier performance to ensure that the school receives best value appropriate for schools

Maintain equipment and facilities ensuring that high standards of hygiene and presentation are in place

Be responsible for maintaining hygiene standards and complying with health and safety regulations at all times

Ensure that correct working practices by staff within the designated food areas are carried out in line with healthy and safety policy and hygiene legislation, as well as school policy

Be fully conversant with HACCP, its implementation and critical control point procedures; operate a system of stock control as an aid to purchasing and budget monitoring and control

Contribute to the planning and marketing activities that are purposed and reflected in the catering business as a whole

? Produce reports for the Head Teacher and governors as required

? To be an expert and lead on catering related issues across the whole of the school

? Any other appointment duties commensurate with the grade of the post which may be required from time to time