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We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced catering professional to join The Vine Schools Trust and lead our catering provision across our schools. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong operational catering experience, excellent people-management skills and a good understanding of financial management.
You will work collaboratively with our school teams and central Trust colleagues to develop a high-quality, consistent and financially sustainable catering service, ensuring excellent standards of food safety and compliance while creating a positive dining experience for our pupils.
This position is for 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The successful candidate will be required to work during all the school term including non-pupil days, plus two weeks over the holiday periods.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have ambition, enthusiasm and the desire to make a difference;
- Can demonstrate excellent organisation and communication skills;
- Work well as part of a team; Be committed to the ethos and aims of a Church School Trust.
In return we can offer:
- A caring, friendly, Christian ethos that aims to develop everyone to their full potential and where every person is valued;
- A supportive staff team;
- A clear vision for the future.
Salary:
Vine Support Staff Scale 10, Point 34, £46,579.00, Pro rata £42,165.88.
Place of work:
Chelmsford office, school on site visits and home.
If you are interested in this post, please email any questions or your completed application form to debbie.mcmanus@dcvst.org.
Information about the School
The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust is a growing academy chain currently serving 21 schools across the diocese. It is our aim to help our schools deliver, within a Christian context, the best educational, spiritual, physical, social and emotional outcomes for children and their families. This is achieved through a range of partnerships, including; schools, each local community, churches and our Multi-Academy Trust.
Schools in the trust are: Belchamp St Paul, Bulphan, Orsett, Ridgewell, Rivenhall, Rolph, St. Andrew's Weeley, Great Clacton, St Osyth, Howbridge, St. James Harlow, St. James, Colchester, Christchurch, St Leonard's, St. Cedd's, St Margaret's, William Martin Infant & Nursery and William Martin Junior, St Andrew's Gt Yeldham, Colne Engaine