Mobile School Chef

Schools’ Choice; Newark and Sherwood; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Driving licence

Own transport

Job summary

Ver tas is seeking a Mobile Head of Kitchen to lead catering across Newark area. 25 hours per week, Mon-Fri 08:30-13:30, 39.2 weeks/year. Role involves travel between sites, high quality meals, and outstanding customer service for pupils and staff.

Applicants should have Head of Kitchen or similar experience in school/commercial kitchens, strong leadership, a full UK driving licence and own vehicle. DBS and other pre-employment checks apply.

Qualifications

• Head of Kitchen or similar catering role experience.
• Experience in a school or commercial kitchen environment.
• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Excellent communication and team management skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, cooking and serving high quality meals
• Managing day to day kitchen operations
• Leading catering teams across multiple sites
• Maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene and health and safety
• Managing stock control, ordering and food waste
• Ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
• Delivering excellent customer service to pupils, staff and visitors
• Supporting sites with planned and unplanned cover requirements

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Customer service

Time management

Job description

Are you passionate about food, leadership, and making a positive difference every day? Vertas is looking for a dedicated Mobile Head of Kitchen to join our Catering Team.

Who are Vertas? Vertas delivers trusted, integrated facilities management solutions across Great Britain. Our team of 5,000 colleagues provides a comprehensive range of facilities services, including cleaning, catering, property design, recruitment, transport, and environmental management. You'll find us putting the customer at the heart of everything we do, while prioritising our colleagues' health, safety and wellbeing.

About the Role:

Working across the Newark area, you will be working 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 13:30, 39.2 weeks per year. You'll play a key role in leading catering operations across multiple sites, ensuring the delivery of high quality meals and excellent customer service standards. As this is a mobile role, you will be required to travel between locations as required.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing, cooking and serving high quality meals
• Managing day to day kitchen operations
• Leading and supporting catering teams across multiple sites
• Maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene and health and safety
• Managing stock control, ordering and food waste
• Ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
• Delivering excellent customer service to pupils, staff and visitors
• Supporting sites with planned and unplanned cover requirements

Who are we looking for?

• Previous experience in a Head of Kitchen, Cook Manager or similar catering role
• Experience working within a school or commercial kitchen environment
• Strong leadership and organisational skills
• A passion for delivering high quality food and customer service
• The ability to work independently and use initiative
• Excellent communication and team management skills
• The ability to adapt and respond to change in a growing organisation
• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential

What You'll Bring

• A passion for food and customer service
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong leadership capabilities
• A full UK driving licence and own transport
• The ability to travel between sites as required
• The right to work in the UK

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Offers of employment are subject to appropriate pre employment checks, which may include:

• Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Children's Barred List check (where applicable)
• Right to Work checks
• Satisfactory references
• Verification of qualifications and professional registrations (where applicable)
• Occupational Health and medical clearance (where applicable)
• Assessment of suitability to work with children

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. As this role is eligible for an Enhanced DBS check, applicants are required to declare any cautions and convictions that are not protected under current filtering rules.