At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the catering operation, create menus, and inspire your kitchen team.
- Company: Join Sodexo at Caludon Castle School, a place that values your passion for food.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, public holidays off, and mental health support.
- Other info: Flexible working environment with opportunities for career progression.
- Why this job: Make a real difference every day while enjoying a great work-life balance.
- Qualifications: Experience in large-scale cooking and a passion for leading teams.
The predicted salary is between 16 - 16 £ per hour.
Location: Caludon Castle School, Axholme Rd, Coventry CV2 5BD
Days/Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday
Working Hours: 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Salary: £16.00 per hour
Contract: Term Time Only – 39 weeks, paid over 52 weeks
About the Role
As Catering Manager at Sodexo at Caludon Castle School in Coventry, you’ll take responsibility for the school’s entire catering operation, including food service, team leadership, menu development and financial management. You’ll play a key role in ensuring pupils, staff and visitors receive high-quality food and excellent service every day. You’ll lead and support your kitchen team, creating a positive and productive working environment where people feel valued, motivated and supported.
What You'll Be Doing
- Managing the day-to-day catering operation, ensuring food and service standards are consistently high.
- Leading, mentoring, training and inspiring the kitchen team.
- Managing labour, food and stock costs to ensure the catering operation performs effectively.
- Controlling and optimising all costs within your area of responsibility.
- Managing food replenishment and ensuring work areas are properly cleared and prepared at the end of service.
- Developing and managing menus that meet the needs of pupils, staff and visitors.
- Ensuring consistency in food quality, presentation and service standards.
- Carrying out regular audits to ensure food safety, hygiene and operational standards are maintained.
- Ensuring all health and safety procedures are followed.
- Creating a positive working environment and leading by example.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a passionate catering professional who enjoys leading people and delivering great food. You’ll ideally have:
- Experience cooking on a large scale, ideally catering for anywhere between 100 and 1,300 pupils or customers.
- Previous experience working in a catering, education or similar large-scale food environment.
- Experience following recipes and working with fresh produce and ingredients.
- Previous staff supervision or line management experience.
- A strong understanding of food safety, health and safety and allergen requirements.
- The ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a busy kitchen environment.
- A professional approach, with the ability to lead by example and maintain a positive attitude.
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent catering qualification.
- Level 2 Food Safety Certificate.
- At least one year’s hands‑on cooking experience.
What We Offer
Working with Sodexo is more than a job – it’s a chance to be part of something greater. Here’s what you can expect:
- Competitive pay and excellent Sodexo benefits.
- Monday-to-Friday working pattern.
- Term Time Only contract, paid over 52 weeks.
- Public holidays off, including Christmas.
- Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
- Employee Assistance Programme, including legal and financial support.
- Access to a health and wellbeing app with rewards and a 24-hour virtual GP.
- Exclusive discounts through the Sodexo Discounts Scheme for you, your family and friends.
- Money Insights and financial benefits through the Salary Finance Platform.
- Sodexo Retirement Plan to help you save for your future.
- Learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Volunteering opportunities to support worthwhile causes in our communities.
- A flexible and dynamic working environment.
- Full training and protective uniform provided.
Ready to Be Part of Something Greater?
If you’re passionate about food, enjoy leading a team and want a role where you can make a real difference every day, we’d love to hear from you. Join Sodexo and become part of a team that creates great food experiences for pupils, staff and visitors every day.
Please note: Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/or Disclosure Scotland. Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of applications.
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