This Chef Manager post leads the catering team at Ark Atwood Primary Academy, a primary school run by the Ark multi-academy trust. The postholder runs lunches and afterschool refreshments for around 450 people a day, sets menus and budgets, and leads food education for pupils. It is a term-time post of 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday, in a school rated outstanding by Ofsted. An enhanced DBS check is required and visa sponsorship is not available.
What the job involves
- Lead the catering team to deliver lunches and afterschool refreshments for around 450 pupils, staff and visitors daily, within budget
- Develop the catering service and menus through innovation that supports pupil health and nutrition
- Draw up three-weekly menu cycles each term for 4 to 11 year olds and create individual menus for hospitality events
- Act as lead chef for meals, special events and functions
- Manage catering costs, stock, food costing and wastage against a 5% target
- Prepare the draft catering budget with the Headteacher, monitor spending monthly and produce action plans for overspends
- Lead food education across the school, including assemblies, cooking classes and displays
- Act as primary contact for catering staff, covering welfare, appraisals, training plans and recruitment
- Arrange rota cover so all areas are staffed efficiently
- Ensure food safety and health, safety, fire and hygiene legislation are met, with records kept and cleaning schedules in place
- Promote high customer service standards, gathering and responding to feedback
- Introduce service innovations such as special days and school-themed events
Qualifications
- GCSE or equivalent passes in English and Maths, with high literacy and numeracy
- Relevant catering qualification
Experience
- Experience of cooking in large quantities
- Strong, demonstrable experience of first-class customer care
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of healthy eating and nutrition, and of creating related menus
- Excellent verbal and written communication with children and adults
- Working knowledge of booking, stock management or financial IT packages
- Good people management, with the ability to delegate and motivate
Checks & eligibility
- Right to work in the UK
- Enhanced DBS check
Other
- Innovative, with creative flair and up to date with food trends
- Conscientious, detail-oriented and highly organised
- Calm and approachable under pressure
- Hard-working, flexible and able to work with minimal supervision
- Commitment to equality of opportunity and to pupil safeguarding and welfare
- Willingness to undertake training
Nice to have
- Health & Safety and Food Hygiene Level 2
- First Aid qualification
- Experience managing kitchen staff
- Experience working with children
- Experience of cultural diversity in food preparation and dietary preferences
- Diverse career portfolio including culinary, front of house and catering management experience
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
