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Catering Manager
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at our friendly and popular school: We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Catering Manager to manage our catering team which offers approximately 150 healthy cooked meals to pupils and staff daily. We are seeking to appoint someone who is passionate about healthy food and will ensure that the school catering is managed effectively with relation to staffing, budget, stock, service and delivery. If new catering mangers apply, we can provide guidance and support (we use LBA Safety services) and are hoping for a handover period with our current catering manager.
We are looking for someone who:
- Who is committed to cooking quality healthy & delicious meals
- Is friendly, positive and flexible, promoting a positive lunchtime experience for all pupils
- Is able to manage budgets
- Has strong communication skills, and can enthuse and inspire others
- Has a strong commitment to managing people and working as part of a team
- Has ICT skills
- Has knowledge of allergen and dietary requirments
- Is organised and efficient, able to work to deadlines
- Is flexible and able to work on their own initiative
We can offer you:
- a friendly and positive working environment
- passion for positive meal times and good nutritous food the children will enjoy (we currently use meat form our local butchers and fruit and vegeatbles from a local farm)
- appropriate training and continuous professional development (we buy into the services from LBA Safety who provide ongoing guidance for catering managers and teams to ensure compliance with standards and they support with menus, finance, health and safety and can support new catering managers with trianing and help whenever needed).
- a supportive team of staff and trustees
- happy & well-behaved pupils
- a workplace with a strong Christian ethos
- all staff are also given access to our employee wellbeing support & medical programme, which includes a 24 hour a day access to a GP helpline, a counselling service, physiotherapy and much more.
25 hours per week, Monday - Friday 9am - 2pm term time only, plus September Inset day.
Essex Pay Scale April 2024: Band 4, point 7 £27,274: Actual annual salary including fringe £15,835
We would love to meet you, so please come along and visit our school to meet our team and appreciate all we have to offer. To arrange a visit or if you would like any further information please contact our Business Manager Leigh Corris on 01277 213945 option 3 or by email finance@huttonallsaints.essex.sch.uk. You can also visit our school website www.huttonallsaints.co.uk where you can find more details about the school.
Hutton All Saints' is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS and references. Online checks will also take place before interview.
Please see our school website www.huttonallsaints.co.uk for further details about our school.
Start date: As soon as possible
Information about the School
HUTTON ALL SAINTS’ C. of E. PRIMARY SCHOOL
Hutton All Saints’ is a Church of England Primary School serving the Parish of Hutton and surrounding district. It was originally founded in 1840 on a site in Hutton Village. The school transferred in the 1950’s to a new building on its present site.
It has strong links with St. Peter’s and All Saints’ churches and through them to their local community. The school governors, staff, children and the church take this link very seriously and are proud of their joint contribution to local education.
In 2011 the school became an Academy.