At a Glance
- Tasks: Cook balanced meals and lead a team to deliver excellent service in a school setting.
- Company: Olive Dining is a dedicated school catering company serving fresh meals across London, Kent, Surrey, and Essex.
- Benefits: Enjoy family-friendly hours, weekends off, free meals on duty, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Other info: This role is term time only, allowing for weekends and school holidays off.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a school community while enjoying work-life balance with school holidays.
- Qualifications: Experience in a chef or catering manager role with strong leadership and communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Make a difference every day by helping provide healthy, delicious meals to children at school.
Who We Are
At Olive Dining, we believe great food brings people together - and there's no better place to do that than in schools, where young minds are growing every day. We're a dedicated school catering company serving fresh, nutritious meals to students across London, Kent, Surrey, and Essex.
Why You'll Love Working With Us
- Family-Friendly Hours: Term time only, so you can enjoy school holidays too!
- Weekends Off: Yes, really.
- Supportive Team Culture: You're never just a number here.
- Free Meals on Duty: Because chefs should never work hungry.
- Wellbeing First: Access to an Employee Assistance Programme including free CBT, health, and financial support.
- Room to Grow: We believe in promoting from within and helping our people thrive.
Your Day-to-Day
- Cook up exciting, balanced meals that keep students happy and energised.
- Lead, train, and inspire your team to deliver top-notch service every day.
- Keep things running smoothly - from ordering supplies to managing kitchen finances.
- Maintain high standards of food safety, cleanliness, and compliance.
- Gather feedback from students and staff (yes, kids have opinions!) and use it to keep improving.
- Keep a close eye on stock, costs, and quality.
- Report on performance, meet KPIs, and help the site shine in every way.
- And the completion of any other reasonable requests given by your manager.
What You'll Need
- A genuine passion for good food and great service.
- Experience in a similar chef or catering manager role.
- Strong leadership and team-building skills.
- Comfortable with kitchen finances, stock control, and compliance records.
- Great communication skills - with both adults and young people.
- A positive, proactive mindset and a love for working in education settings.
- IT literacy and good organisational skills.
- A sense of humour (trust us, it helps!).
This Role Is Perfect If You
- Want to make a real impact in a school community.
- Enjoy variety and hands-on leadership.
- Like the idea of work-life balance that includes school holidays.
- Are ready to bring your ideas, creativity, and energy to the table.
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Join Olive Dining, where we serve nutritious meals to students in London and surrounding areas. Enjoy family-friendly hours and a supportive team culture that values your contributions. Our mission is to bring people together through great food in schools.
