Catering Unit Manager - Osborne School, Winchester - Ed Catering 620222 (E)

Shared Services Partnership; Winchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Job Details:

Hourly Rate: £12.75 - £13.18 per hour

Work Location: Osborne School, Winchester

Hours per week: 25.00 - Monday - Friday

Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only

Closing Date: 26th March 2025

Working weekends and unsociable hours? Want a better work life balance?

Come and join our team!

At Education Catering, we pride ourselves on providing children with nutritious food that promotes good health and helps them get the most out of their time in the classroom. Our Catering Unit Manager’s work term time, during school hours.

This is an exciting opportunity to take charge of your own on-site catering operation and team as a Catering Unit Manager. You’ll run a busy kitchen producing food from fresh ingredients for your customers. A highly organised, personable, natural leader, you’ll have experience of managing a team, be able to work at pace and your enthusiasm and excellent communication skills will motivate the whole team to follow high quality standards and provide exceptional service.

Experience of working in a similar catering environment is essential; however, we’ll give you all the training and ongoing professional development you need to succeed.

Why work for us?

Education Catering is a forward-thinking, solution-focused catering service. 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 Education Catering work with us page.

You will also benefit from a healthy benefits package including:

1. Term time only positions
2. Uniform
3. Full training and opportunities to progress
4. A minimum of 24 days annual leave entitlement taken in the school holidays, plus bank holidays
5. Interest-free travel loans and discounts
6. Employee Support Services
7. Family friendly policies
8. Access to Local Government Pension Scheme

Additional Information:

Catering Unit Manager - Job summary and person specification.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we would advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As part of the pre-employment checks that are undertaken for this role, you will be asked to complete a Post Offer Medical Questionnaire. The questionnaire is confidential and is screened by our Occupational Health Department, who will ensure that you are medically fit for this role before being formally offered the position.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

If you’d like to talk to us about the job before you apply or for more information about the position, please call the manager below:

Emma McGlennon, District Manager, on #

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults. We expect all employees, workers, and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.