Catering Manager/Chef

CATERING MANAGER / CHEF
Actual Salary Range: GBP23,778 - GBP30,452
Job Type: Full-time (whole year) Equivalent Salary Range: GBP26,470 - GBP33,136 / full-time, term-time only post (7am - 3pm, Monday to Friday).

Closing Date for Applications: 9.30 am on Monday 24th September 2018
Interviews to be held: Thursday 27th September 2018

We are looking for a hard working, dynamic and experienced Catering Manager/Chef with a passion for food and cooking to lead our team of 7 Catering Assistants to deliver healthy and high quality meals at affordable prices.

Whilst Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls has a long history of excellent GCSE and A-level results, we are about so much more than academic success. This is a really supportive and happy environment in which teaching and support staff work together to provide students with a high quality, broad and balanced education.

The successful applicant will start as soon as possible following interview.

Job Purpose:

• To deliver an effective and efficient catering facility for all school stakeholders, encompassing menu planning, budgetary control, stock management, and ensuring kitchen health and hygiene regulations are met;
• To develop and progress the catering provision to deliver healthy and high quality meals;
• To support the aims of the school, ensuring that the philosophy of inclusion continues to be the experience of the pupils;
• To lead, manage, train and deploy a team of catering staff to ensure the efficient organisation of the catering provision;
• To report to the School Business Manager, Headteacher and Governing Body (as and when requested) on the current financial position of the School Catering Provision;
• To continually review and challenge suppliers' cost prices and quality of products

The Ideal Candidate:

• Experience of stock control, menu planning and food preparation.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Able to demonstrate strong and effective leadership and supervision skills.
• Ability to remain calm and focused during times of pressure.
• A good standard of numeracy and literacy.
• Must possess a valid Level 2 Food and Hygiene qualification
• Flexible approach in a changing environment.
• Awareness of required hygiene standards.
• Awareness of the need to personally work safely.
• Customer focused approach to service provision.
• Committed to improving the provision and the environment for all students and staff.
• Ability to follow agreed dress code and code of practice for behaviour.

If you're the ideal candidate that our client is looking for, click the APPLY button below with your CV and a member of the recruiting team will be in touch via email with an application pack.

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