Chef

The Methodist Church in Britain; Packmoor; Vor Ort; GBP 12.000 - 17.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Workplace training and formal courses

Apprenticeships

Staff development support

Positive working environment

Zusammenfassung

Matthew Arnold School is seeking a term-time chef to join the in-house catering team. The role is part-time (25–30 hours per week) across 39 weeks plus 12 days, focusing on planning and cooking nutritious meals to food safety standards and supporting the Catering Manager.

You will write termly menus, organise catering for school events, manage stock and supplier orders, keep HACCP records, maintain food hygiene, and help deliver costs within budget while providing excellent customer service.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in catering, food preparation, stock control and ordering supplies.
• Ability to lead by example and motivate colleagues.
• Knowledge of food hygiene, health and safety requirements and safe working practices.

Aufgaben

• Plan menus with the Catering Manager and prepare, cook and serve nutritious meals to catering legislation and food safety standards.
• Organise and deliver food for the main dining areas.
• Create termly menus and supporting documentation to develop the catering offer.
• Deputise for the Catering Manager, including ordering, stock control and supplier management.
• Keep accurate HACCP records.
• Maintain food hygiene, health and safety standards, including preparing for inspections and visits.
• Organise catering for school events.
• Support the day-to-day running of the catering service, on time and to a high standard.
• Keep financial controls, cost management and waste reduction measures within budget.

Kenntnisse

Lead by example

Organised

Food hygiene knowledge

Customer service

Reliability under pressure

Jobbeschreibung

This term-time chef post sits in the in-house catering team at Matthew Arnold School, serving meals in the main dining areas and at school events. The core of the work is planning and cooking nutritious meals to food safety standards, writing termly menus and covering for the Catering Manager. It is part-time, with 25 to 30 hours a week across 39 weeks plus 12 days. Visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Plan menus with the Catering Manager and prepare, cook and serve nutritious meals to catering legislation and food safety standards
• Organise and deliver food for the main dining areas
• Create termly menus and supporting documentation to develop the catering offer
• Deputise for the Catering Manager, including ordering, stock control and supplier management
• Keep accurate HACCP records
• Maintain food hygiene, health and safety standards, including preparing for inspections and visits
• Organise catering for school events
• Support the day-to-day running of the catering service, on time and to a high standard
• Keep financial controls, cost management and waste reduction measures within budget
• Carry out other reasonable duties as requested

What’s required

Experience

• Experience in catering, food preparation, stock control and ordering supplies

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to lead by example and motivate colleagues
• Organised and reliable, able to work under pressure
• Knowledge of food hygiene, health and safety requirements and safe working practices
• Passion for preparing nutritious, high-quality food
• Commitment to excellent customer service and supporting the wider needs of the school

Other

• Willingness to follow school policies and procedures and keep high standards of hygiene, safety and food quality

What’s offered

• Workplace training and formal courses, including apprenticeships
• Opportunity to develop catering and management skills
• Staff development support
• Positive working environment