Sixth Form Cafe Lead (2i/c Catering Team)
The Burgate School and Sixth Form, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 1EZ8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
8 July 2024 at 9am
Date listed
24 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 22.5 hours a week (Monday to Friday) 45.20 weeks a year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £22,183 - £23,114
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you need working hours to fit around your family?
Are you hard working?
Are you looking to work in a vibrant school community?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to run our Sixth Form Café and be second in charge to our catering team. We are looking for someone who can take a proactive approach to further developing our sixth form café ensuring a high quality, enticing and exciting provision within our dedicated Sixth Form building.
The Role
Reporting to the Catering Manager, you will work as part of the catering team, Monday to Friday, term time (plus five days in the holidays). You will be preparing, cooking and serving food, snacks, hot/cold beverages to students and staff.
In addition, you will support with preparing the dining area for service and carry out cleaning duties whilst maintaining high quality standards of health, hygiene and safety. There may be a requirement on occasion to provide cover in the main school kitchen.
It’s a rewarding job, and we’ll give you all the support you need to succeed.
What we are looking for:
It is important you have good interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to communicate at all levels. Experience of working in a similar role, having a catering background or experience of producing food items would be an advantage.
You will also:
- have good literacy and numeracy skills
- be able to work in a team and under own initiative
- be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- be keen to learn and develop own practice
- have good IT skills
If you are a team player with a flexible approach and a positive, can-do attitude, we would be delighted to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Working at The Burgate School and Sixth Form is stimulating, challenging and fun. Life here is always varied, never dull and infinitely interesting because of our enthusiastic students, who really enjoy being at school.
With our term time contracts, we offer an excellent work life balance, a commitment to training and development and a friendly and supportive working environment. To find out more about us, visit our websitehttps://www.theburgate.com/to get a flavour of our school.
You will also benefit from:
- A supportive school community with friendly colleagues.
- A commitment to professional development to support your individual career.
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Free onsite parking.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Child Care Voucher Scheme.
- A school with fantastic grounds on the edge of the New Forest.
This role offers an exceptional opportunity to the successful candidate. We believe our school is an exceptional place to work, where students and staff share collective values in a happy and successful environment. Every member of our staff team matters, and creativity and innovation are embraced and developed. Our students are a pleasure to work with and we encourage you to come and see this for yourself.
You are advised to submit your applications as soon as possible as, on occasion, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date, if we have received sufficient applications that meet the criteria, or a suitable candidate is found. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Burgate School & Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. Any offer of a post will be conditional subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check as well as all other relevant safeguarding/pre-employment checks including the receipt of satisfactory references and medical clearance.
Applying for the job
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About The Burgate School and Sixth Form
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1116 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- shewett@burgate.hants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01425 652039
The Burgate School and Sixth Form converted to a Single Academy Trust in May 2011. We are a popular, Hampshire school, situated in expansive grounds on the outskirts of Fordingbridge in Hampshire, providing high quality comprehensive education for children aged between 11 and 18. We enjoy an excellent reputation within the local community for our high standards.
We offer a broad curriculum covering a wide range of subjects at GCSE and A Level which are delivered by a highly qualified and caring team of professional teachers and support staff who are committed to offering the highest quality of education to the students alongside a creative approach to learning that inspires curiosity, builds collaboration, helps develop resilience and encourages flexibility of thought.
Our school vision is that we want every child to enjoy their learning and feel valued for who they are. We believe that Every Burgate Child Matters and we recognise all of our students as individuals, encouraging each to reach their full potential. We have high aspirations for every student and are committed to raising standards of achievement and nurturing a culture of high expectations to drive success for each student in a safe, supportive and friendly environment. We want to support our students in becoming independent learners, as well as confident and responsible young people thereby achieving our motto of Learning for Life.
Arranging a visit to The Burgate School and Sixth Form
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email shewett@burgate.hants.sch.uk.
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