Catering Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 01 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 4DX |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7f74e655-91e5-4273-a7ed-0b7bb7e211a6 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
The Catering Manager is a leadership position responsible for overseeing the efficient and effective operation of the school kitchen facility within the school. The role involves managing the delegation from the Regional Catering Manager to the team of kitchen staff, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and nutritious meals to the school. The Catering Manager will collaborate with the school, Regional Catering Manager, and other stakeholders to meet nutritional standards, maintain a safe working environment, and foster a positive team culture.
Main duties & responsibilities:
• Provide strong leadership to a diverse team of kitchen staff.
• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment, encouraging teamwork and professional development.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the centralised kitchen facility, including cooking, and ensuring adherence to hygiene, safety, and food quality standards.
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for food preparation storage, and distribution.
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure the timely and cost-effective procurement of quality ingredients.
• Complete monthly stock takes and the month end procedure, using the current online system, Pelican Pi. To provide monthly finance and any other reports necessary to GLT Finance and Regional Catering Manager.
• Collaborate with Regional Catering Manager to develop well-balanced and nutritious menus that meet the dietary needs of primary and secondary school students.
• Stay informed about dietary trends, allergies, and special dietary requirements, adjusting menus accordingly.
• Assist the Regional Catering Manager with the monitoring of the budget, ensuring cost-effective operations while maintaining high-quality food standards.
• Implement and monitor quality control measures to ensure that all meals meet established standards for taste, presentation, and nutrition agreed by Regional Catering Manager.
• To be responsible for the school’s cashless catering system. To include maintaining the system by adding/editing student and staff information, logging internet payments, monitoring free school meal allowances.
You will bring:
• At least five GCSE’s or equivalent which must include at least a C/4 grade in Maths and English.
• City & Guilds 706 1 & 2 or equivalent.
• A passion for creating and delivering great food to a high standard.
• Level 3 Food Hygiene & Safety or equivalent.
• Sound knowledge of HACCP & COSHH.
• Experience of catering within a school environment.
• Ability to thrive in a pressurised high volume environment
• Excellent IT skills in accordance with business requirements.
• Strong financial awareness.
What the school offers its staff
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Professional development and career progression
• Generous pension scheme
• Blue Light Card
• Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym Discounts
• Free eye tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Green car scheme
• Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
The Catering Manager is a leadership position responsible for overseeing the efficient and effective operation of the school kitchen facility within the school. The role involves managing the delegation from the Regional Catering Manager to the team of kitchen staff, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and nutritious meals to the school. The Catering Manager will collaborate with the school, Regional Catering Manager, and other stakeholders to meet nutritional standards, maintain a safe working environment, and foster a positive team culture.
Main duties & responsibilities:
• Provide strong leadership to a diverse team of kitchen staff.
• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment, encouraging teamwork and professional development.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the centralised kitchen facility, including cooking, and ensuring adherence to hygiene, safety, and food quality standards.
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for food preparation storage, and distribution.
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure the timely and cost-effective procurement of quality ingredients.
• Complete monthly stock takes and the month end procedure, using the current online system, Pelican Pi. To provide monthly finance and any other reports necessary to GLT Finance and Regional Catering Manager.
• Collaborate with Regional Catering Manager to develop well-balanced and nutritious menus that meet the dietary needs of primary and secondary school students.
• Stay informed about dietary trends, allergies, and special dietary requirements, adjusting menus accordingly.
• Assist the Regional Catering Manager with the monitoring of the budget, ensuring cost-effective operations while maintaining high-quality food standards.
• Implement and monitor quality control measures to ensure that all meals meet established standards for taste, presentation, and nutrition agreed by Regional Catering Manager.
• To be responsible for the school’s cashless catering system. To include maintaining the system by adding/editing student and staff information, logging internet payments, monitoring free school meal allowances.
You will bring:
• At least five GCSE’s or equivalent which must include at least a C/4 grade in Maths and English.
• City & Guilds 706 1 & 2 or equivalent.
• A passion for creating and delivering great food to a high standard.
• Level 3 Food Hygiene & Safety or equivalent.
• Sound knowledge of HACCP & COSHH.
• Experience of catering within a school environment.
• Ability to thrive in a pressurised high volume environment
• Excellent IT skills in accordance with business requirements.
• Strong financial awareness.
What the school offers its staff
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Professional development and career progression
• Generous pension scheme
• Blue Light Card
• Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym Discounts
• Free eye tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Green car scheme
• Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.