Job Description

Our successful, happy school is seeking to recruit an experienced and friendly catering manager with the vision to develop excellent provision, preparing fresh home cooked food for our pupils and promoting healthy eating and cooking within our school.

This is a very important role involving catering for our school community.

Candidates must have experience of a similar environment and be experienced in supervising staff; managing a budget is a key part of the role as is menu planning though as part of our commitment to staff development, training will be available for the right candidate.

We want school food to be an integral part of our whole school ethos and the post holder can expect to work as part of a committed school team to develop our catering provision. Are you passionate about great food? If so come and be part of our friendly successful school.

Working hours are term time Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 1.30pm, (9.00am to 1.30pm hours will be considered).

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Visits warmly welcomed, please email the school at admin@bockingstreet.essex.sch.uk

Information about the School

Attain Academy Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, culture, or disability. You must be a UK resident, have the right to work in the UK, and be willing to complete a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.

Our Vision: Working together towards success for all

Attain Academy Partnership aims to provide an outstanding education for all children in all schools, relevant to the world in which they live. We would like all members of Attain to become:

• Ambitious, capable learners who are resilient and independent • Enterprising, creative contributors who have a real love of learning • Ethical, informed citizens who value differences and inclusively • Healthy, confident individuals who contribute to a mutually supportive environment

We want to create a community of outstanding schools with the highest aspiration and dedication to achieving the best outcomes for all our learners:

• An unshakable belief in the intrinsic value of every individual within our community • Exciting and creative climates for learning within a safe and supportive environment • Sustainable collaboration and sharing of best practice • Personal and professional development for all members of staff • Accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

We believe: • That every pupil deserves a good education that enables them to be the best they can possibly be • That every individual in our community of schools (our pupils, staff, families, carers and friends) is important and has something to contribute • In building an exciting and creative climate for learning within a safe and supportive environment • In working together and sharing best practice • In ensuring the personal and professional development for all members of staff so that they have a rewarding and a fulfilling career within our community of schools • In accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

A copy of our child protection policy and practices, a copy of our policy on employing ex-offenders, the recruitment and selection policy statement which includes data protection information and privacy notice for applicants can be found on www.attain.essex.sch.uk.