Deputy Catering Supervisor

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A Birmingham educational institute is looking for a Deputy Catering Supervisor to manage the catering unit in the absence of the supervisor. The role involves ensuring compliance with food safety standards, conducting staff briefings, and providing training. Ideal candidates should have experience in a similar setting, hold relevant food safety certifications, and possess strong interpersonal skills. This position offers a competitive salary and requires a commitment to excellent customer service and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the Catering Supervisor and managing the unit in the Catering Supervisor's absence.
• Delivery of daily staff briefings.
• Ensuring all food and health and safety regulations are followed.
• Weekly online payroll submissions.
• Staff training.
• Good Allergen understanding.

Skills

People skills

Passionate about food and customer service

Great team player

Good verbal and written communication skills

High standards and quality driven

A 'can do' attitude

Education

Food Safety Level 2

Allergen Certificate

Allergy Awareness Certificate

Job description

Deputy Catering Supervisor – George Dixon Academy B17 8LF

Grade 3 £27,254 - £33,699 pro rata consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

35 hours per week, term time only working times are TBC Monday – Friday term time only, plus 6 days in the school holiday for cleaning & training.

Cityserve is a Birmingham City Council catering service for school meals providing fresh and nutritious food for school kitchens across the UK. Healthy eating is a continuous theme throughout all of our menus, and we are committed to the wellbeing of pupils. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy environment, delivers excellent customer service and is able to motivate and support team members.

Responsibilities

• assisting the Catering Supervisor and managing the unit in the Catering Supervisor's absence
• delivery of daily staff briefings
• ensuring all food and health and safety regulations are followed
• weekly online payroll submissions
• staff training
• good Allergen understanding

Essential Criteria

• people skills
• passionate about food and customer service
• great team player
• Food Safety Level 2
• Allergen Certificate
• good verbal and written communication skills
• Allergy Awareness Certificate
• experience in a similar environment
• high standards and quality driven
• a ‘can do’ attitude

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this.

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.

For informal enquiries please contact: [e-mail]

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. Applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered.

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

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