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Catering Manager

Hexthorpe Primary School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 0HH

This job expired on 18 August 2024 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  18 August 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,334.00 - £29,269.00 Annually (FTE) 30 hours per week, 40 weeks per year - actual annual salary £19,878 - £21,285 per annum

Catering Manager job summary

Hexthorpe Primary Academy has an exciting opportunity for a Catering Manager to join their team!

As Catering Manager you will:

• Lead and work as part of a team preparing fresh food to meet the specified standards
• Prepare meals in accordance with an agreed seasonal 3-week menu cycle and to change this in accordance with the school food standards and allowing for allergen issues, ensuring full adherence to recipes, food presentation standards and portion control
• Ensure that work is carried out hygienically, safely and tidily at all times within the prevailing legislative framework
• Help promote school lunches and uptake through taster days, parent events, newsletters, theme days and other events and methods
• Be responsible for the financial and administrative tasks associated with ordering food and sundries, including checking delivery notes and invoices
• Monitor, control and reduce waste and make recommendations to the Operations Manager for menu adjustments
• Ensure that policies and procedures with regard to health and safety and hygiene are understood by all kitchen staff and adhered to at all times
• Ensure that cleaning schedules are carried out
• Ensure that there are sufficient staff at all times and to arrange appropriate cover where necessary and authorised
• Ensure that all staff are trained in health, safety and hygiene.

We are looking for:

• Relevant experience in a similar role

• Experience of leading a team and training them in basic kitchen skills

• Great communication skills, and the ability to work to tight deadlines whilst paying close attention to detail

• Relevant Food Safety & Hygiene certificate

• Evidence of recent in-service training and professional development.

In return, we can offer you:

• Excellent CPD opportunities
• A strong caring ethos and supportive team
• The opportunity to make a real difference
• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• An induction package
• Networking opportunities across the wider Astrea Academy Trust team.

Interested in applying?

Please take a look at the Applicant Brief to find out more before applying.

We actively welcome visits and discussions about the role - please contact Sky Gray - 07391401038 - for more information.

If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognize your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can positively impact a number of entitlements, including increased annual holiday payments which represent an increase in salary. This can be discussed in more detail at interview.

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.

Commitment to safeguarding

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.

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About Hexthorpe Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 440 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hexthorpe Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hexthorpe-primary-school-doncaster

Hexthorpe Primary school is a very large and expanding school situated in the village of Hexthorpe, close to Balby and Doncaster city centre.

Our aim is to provide a stimulating, safe and caring environment where we can develop children academically, socially, emotionally and creatively so that they have the necessary knowledge, skills and ability to thrive as they mature and grow. We strongly believe in providing the best education for each and every child, and we aim to develop this in partnership with parents, families and the wider community.

Hexthorpe Primary staff, governors and I look forward to meeting you as we continue on our journey to providing an excellent education for all.

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