Catering Manager
Okehampton College, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1PW8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBC
Closing date
11 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,654.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Grade E22 37.5 Hours/41 weeks per year.
Catering Manager job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented Catering Manager to join our established catering Team at Okehampton College, the position requires somebody with culinary flare and imagination to continue and enhance the catering offer that the existing team have worked hard to achieve. Engagement with students and staff plays a vital role in menu planning, themed days, events and promotes a positive food culture across our schools. As a key member of our Trusts catering team you will work closely with your colleagues based in other schools within our Trust to ensure we achieve the highest standards and continue to enhance our catering offer across all Trust schools.
At Okehampton College we put students and the community front and centre of everything that we do. Staff uphold our Trust values of ambition, cooperation and transformation in how they support and encourage our young people.
The community that we serve is very important to us. We will work with parents, students and other stakeholders to build the school the area deserves. Our relationships with young people are ones based on trust, respect and love. Working together in this cooperative way will enable us all to understand one another.
With ambition and cooperation in place, we can then transform the lives of the young people in our care. We will help them become the best version of themselves through hard work and dedication from all parties.
Our team is dedicated to keeping a high standard of behaviour in our College. We do this by being clear in our expectations and how we operate around the school. Safeguarding is a priority and we follow all safer recruitment processes and ensure our staff receive the latest training. As a proud member of Dartmoor Multi-Academy Trust we work collaboratively on innovating curriculum with Holsworthy Community College and Tavistock College.
Our Trust comprises of 19 schools, 3 Colleges, 15 Primaries, and one All Through SEMH Special school. Established in 2018. We are situated in beautiful Devon on the out the outskirts of the stunning Dartmoor National Park. The schools vary in size and are all unique. Our schools are a large part of their local communities, and we value those relationships with families and locals.
Our vision and values are what we build our schools upon, with Ambition, Co-operation & Transformation being at the heart.
As an established Trust, DMAT can offer a wide range of benefits for our employees:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Tech Scheme
- Eyecare Vouchers
- Access to Discounts
- CPD opportunities
- Extensive Health & Wellbeing Package
- Long Service Days
- On site Parking – In some locations
- Excellent Training Package
- Employee Recognition Scheme
Why choose DMAT?
DMAT are an inclusive and forward-looking trust, who seek to nurture our children and employees to be the best they can be.
Job Purpose:
To lead in the cooking and serving of nutritious food to our students and staff and provide an efficient and high-quality service across our family of schools.
To have overall responsibility for the day to day running of the kitchen, including menu planning, allergens, nutrition, compliance and health and safety.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Comply with all aspects of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Food Safety Act 2006, the Food Safety and Hygiene regulations 2013 and all other relevant legislation.
- The daily provision of catering services and production kitchen
- Work in conjunction with our catering partner.
- To lead a team of Catering Assistants in their roles and tasks to ensure that kitchens are being run efficiently and safely to provide meals for students within Okehampton College and the other Trust schools which are cater for out of Okehampton College kitchen.
- Be aware of and comply with all procedures set down in the site operation manual.
- To work within the Trusts budget for food, sundries and labour.
- To produce healthy, nutritionally balanced and tasty meals.
- Work with senior leaders, students and staff to plan menus that reflect stakeholders choices.
- Promote and encourage healthy food choices.
- To always provide excellent service.
Responsibility for Resources
- Day to Day care of light and heavy catering equipment
- Use and storage of chemicals, cleaning equipment and personal protective equipment
- Food and disposable item stocks and rotation of food stock items
Job Activities
- Day to day preparation and cooking of food to agreed standards and procedures.
- Manage, train, educate kitchen staff.
- Responsible for the delegation of duties to kitchen staff and being the initial point of contact for any concerns arising from kitchen staff.
- Escalate any staffing issues to the Line Manager as necessary.
- Provide catering outside the normal working day as and when required.
- Provide induction and on-the-job training to staff in the kitchen environment
- Complete all kitchen documentation on a daily, monthly and annual basis as procedures in site operations manual.
- Temperature test of food and record results.
- Day end.
- Complete monthly financial documentation and stock taking.
- Report to senior leadership on finances, meal sales and monthly progress report.
- Ensure the kitchen is a hygienic and safe environment at all times.
- Ordering of food and catering disposables.
- Maintain good communications with school students and staff with day -to -day customer requests, queries and comments.
- To actively promote the service to attract the maximum number of customers.
- Reporting any building or equipment faults to either the Line Manager or Premises Manager
Data Protection / General Data Protection Regulations Compliance
The Privacy Notice sets our general principles in relation to Data Protection and the General Data Protection Regulations. You should also abide all Trust policies relating to the use of data including but not limited to:
- Acceptable Use Policy
- Records Retention Policy
- Personal Data Breach Procedure
- Employee Code of Conduct
- E-safety Policy
- Social Media Policy
- Use of Personal Devices Policy
Our Privacy Notice for Employees explains how we use your personal data.
You should note that a duty of confidentiality applies to all personal data seen prior to the first day of employment (for example, pupil lists for the purposes of lesson planning or other activities to support teaching and learning). This reflects the custom and practice of those contracts of employment starting on the first day of term while recognising the need to be aware of and plan to support pupil needs.
Please see attached job description for further details of this role.
Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
All schools in The Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).
‘This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.’
Your application form will be processed by My New Term who act for DMAT as a data processor- please see our Privacy Notice for more information about how we process job applicant personal data.
The successful candidate will be required to come to DMAT HQ to complete mandatory training.
Training Details:
Location: Central Head Office (Wardhayes) 8 Simmons Way, Okehampton, EX20 1PY
Purpose: To provide comprehensive training on company policies, procedures, and systems necessary for successful integration into the role.
Training Schedule: Daily sessions from 9am to 4pm, with breaks provided.
Benefits of Training Week:
To gain valuable insights into our company culture and values.
Interact with key stakeholders and team members.
Acquire essential knowledge and skills to excel in your role.
Establish a strong foundation for your career growth within Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Okehampton College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1214 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Okehampton College website
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