Vertas, a facilities management firm, is recruiting a School Chef into its Catering Team at Misson Primary. The post centres on running the school kitchen day to day, producing nutritious meals while keeping food safety and stock control on track. It is part-time, weekdays 09:00 to 13:30 for 39.2 weeks a year, a daytime post rather than a full-time kitchen role. Candidates need the right to work in the UK, and the role requires an Enhanced DBS check with a Children's Barred List check.
What the job involves
- Prepare, cook and serve high quality meals
- Run the kitchen day to day
- Ensure compliance with food safety and health and safety legislation
- Manage stock levels, ordering and budget controls
- Lead and support kitchen colleagues
- Keep accurate records and documentation
- Deliver good customer service to pupils, staff and visitors
Experience
- Previous experience as a School Chef, Head of Kitchen, Cook Manager or similar catering role
- Experience in a school or commercial kitchen
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of food safety, allergens and health and safety requirements
- Strong leadership, organisational, time management and communication skills
- Commitment to high quality food and customer service
- Ability to work independently and use initiative
- Ability to adapt to change in a growing organisation
- Proactive and reliable attitude
Checks & eligibility
- Right to work in the UK
- Enhanced DBS check
- Children's Barred List check (where applicable)
- Satisfactory references
- Occupational health and medical clearance (where applicable)
- Declaration of any cautions and convictions not protected under filtering rules
Other
- Verification of qualifications and professional registrations (where applicable)
- Assessment of suitability to work with children
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
