Cook Supervisor

Lime Academy Ravensbourne; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Lime Trust in Greater London is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Catering/Nutrition supervisor to deliver nutritious meals for learners. You will demonstrate leadership of a small team, plan menus and rotas, monitor stock, and ensure compliance with food safety and allergen regulations.

The role requires working under pressure and adherence to safety standards. Applicants must understand Health & Safety, COSHH, and related regulations, with references checked prior to appointment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a small team.
• Experience planning menus, staff rotas and stock monitoring.
• Experience working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Good knowledge of food standards regulations, including allergen management.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety, COSHH and food hygiene regulations/legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small team.
• Plan menus, staff rotas and monitor stock levels.
• Work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Apply food standards regulations including allergen management.
• Ensure Health & Safety and COSHH compliance in the kitchen.

Skills

Team leadership

Menu planning

Stock monitoring

Regulatory knowledge

Food safety

Job description

Lime Trust is a Multi Academy Trust formed of 9 schools over 11 locations across Luton, Peterborough and the London Boroughs of Havering and Waltham Forest. We have grown to include four primary schools and five special schools, with 2500 pupils and over 760 employees. In our academies we strive to ensure that:

• Learners are safe and enjoy learning
• Everyone feels included, respected, and valued
• An ambitious curriculum develops our learners for the challenges of life and adulthood
• Employee potential is recognised and invested in

The Trust’s vision is to provide high quality education for pupils through school-to-school collaboration, Trust direction, high challenge and high support. Our values of Respect, Equity, Self-worth, Partnership, Enjoyment, Communication and Trust are core to all we do.

We passionately believe in promoting the well‑being of our teams and have a wide range of benefits and systems to support our staff, you can read more about this in the attached recruitment brochure.

Overview of the role:

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual, who is an ambitious and passionate professional and who will add value to our school in delivering nutritional meals for our learners. You will be able to demonstrate:

• that you have led and managed a small team;
• experience of planning menus, staff rotas and stock monitoring;
• experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines;
• a good knowledge of food standards regulations, including allergen management;
• good understanding of Health & Safety, COSHH and food hygiene regulations/legislation

Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted, therefore you may be invited for interview before the closing date.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References will be taken up before appointment.