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5 Star Recruitment; Worksop; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

5 Star Recruitment is seeking a Catering Services Coordinator for a day service, focusing on healthy eating and dietary needs. You will plan menus, monitor budgets, and ensure cost-effective service while maintaining safety and hygiene standards.

You will oversee food purchasing, stock control, and staff management, ensuring attractive presentation and accurate portions. The role requires knowledge of food safety and ability to respond to service user feedback.

Qualifications

• Experience planning menus within budget.
• Knowledge of health eating and catering for special diets.
• Understanding of food safety acts and hygiene practices.
• Experience cooking for similar numbers and stock control.

Responsibilities

• Monitor expenditure to ensure cost effectiveness within the budget.
• Plan menus and arrange food purchasing.
• Present food attractively and ensure proper portioning.
• Maintain high hygiene standards and kitchen cleanliness.
• Secure kitchen, dining and storage areas; maintain stock records.
• Research service user views on menus and address complaints.
• Establish cleaning schedules and follow approved catering procedures.
• Check deliveries for quality/quantity; take action on issues.

Skills

Budget management

Menu planning

Food safety

Hygiene practices

Customer service

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ in Food Preparation

Job description

To provide all catering services within day service, with particular emphasis on healthy eating and dietary requirements of people with specific health or cultural needs.

Key Responsibilities

• To monitor expenditure and ensure that the service provided is cost effective and within the budget set.
• To plan menus and arrange food purchasing.
• To ensure that food is presented attractively to encourage sales and that it is portioned correctly.
• To be responsible for maintaining a high standard of cleanliness in the kitchen and ensure good hygiene practices are observed throughout.
• To be responsible le for the security of the kitchen, dining and food storage areas including maintenance of adequate stock control records.

Accountabilities

• To research service user views and opinions about menus and choice and take action as appropriate to resolve complaints.
• To establish satisfactory cleaning schedules, ensure that these are carried out at the frequency required and undertake all Assured Safe Catering procedures and documentation
• To ensure deliveries are checked for quality and quantity and take appropriate action in the vent of problems arising.
• To alert the day service manager of any defects in equipment and take appropriate action to effect repairs or replacement.

To ensure that the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act are complied with and that all those using the catering facilities are given adequate instruction.

Education and Knowledge

• Either City &Guilds 706/1/2, NVQ Level ½ in food preparation or equivalent.
• Knowledge of responsibilities under the food safety act and associated legislation.
• Knowledge of menu planning, which includes choice and food purchasing.
• Knowledge of issues in relation to health eating and catering for special diets.
• Knowledge of safe working practices.

Experience

• Appropriate experience in cooking for similar numbers.
• In menu planning and food purchasing within limited budgets.
• In record keeping, budget monitoring and stock control.
• Of managing staff and delegating work to staff.

Personal skills and general competencies

• Puts into practice the Councils commitment to excellent customer care.
• Works efficiently and effectively and actively looks for ways of improving services and outcomes for customers.
• Works well with colleagues but also able to work on their own initiative.
• Shares the Councils commitment to providing a safe environment for customers and staff and also treating all with respect and consideration
• Ability to make descisions and solve problems to meet operational targets, involving devising solutions and prioritising the resources available.
• Able to cook economical, nutritious, high quality meals which meet service users needs.