School Catering Supervisor

Chartwells Schools; Truro; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free annual healthcare check

Mental health support

Wellbeing resources access

Career training & development

Refer a friend bonus

Pension & life assurance

Job summary

Chartwells is recruiting a School Catering Supervisor to join our education teams. You’ll lead the catering team on shift, ensuring great food, smooth service and a positive working environment from start to close.

This full‑time role is contracted to 37.5 hours per week, five days (Mon–Sat), across a 43.2 week year. You’ll train, motivate and supervise staff, maintain high hygiene standards and liaise with customers and management to exceed expectations.

Qualifications

• Be passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service.
• Have experience supervising a catering team, or be ready to take your first step up.
• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene certificate, or be willing to gain one.

Responsibilities

• Supervising our catering team on shift to keep delivering impeccable food and customer service
• Preparing delicious food to the highest standards
• Supporting and training the team, leading by example so everyone can excel
• Liaising between customers and the team to keep exceeding expectations
• Keeping your manager up to date on how each shift is going
• Making sure the team follows Food Hygiene and Health & Safety standards on every shift

Skills

Food hygiene knowledge

Communication

Team supervision

Customer service

Organizational skills

Education

Basic Food Hygiene certificate

Job description

About Us

Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK.

About The Role

We're currently recruiting a School Catering Supervisor to join Chartwells on a full time basis, contracted to 37.5 hours per week, working 5 day shifts a week, Monday to Saturday.

You'll lead our catering team on shift, keeping the food great, the service slick and the team motivated from open to close.

Please note: This role is contracted to 43.2 weeks per year

What You'll Do

• Supervising our catering team on shift to keep delivering impeccable food and customer service
• Preparing delicious food to the highest standards
• Supporting and training the team, leading by example so everyone can excel
• Liaising between customers and the team to keep exceeding expectations
• Keeping your manager up to date on how each shift is going
• Making sure the team follows Food Hygiene and Health & Safety standards on every shift

What We Offer

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package:

• Aviva Digicare - Free annual healthcare check
• Employee Assistance Programme - Mental health support, offering confidential advice and resources to help you navigate personal and professional challenges
• Perks at Work - Access to exclusive benefits and wellbeing resources
• Career training & development opportunities - Including Apprenticeships and Career Pathways
• Earn up to £500 when you refer a friend
• Comprehensive pension scheme and life assurance

About You

• Be passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service
• Have experience supervising a catering team, or be ready to take your first step up
• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene certificate, or be willing to gain one
• Have excellent communication and organisational skills
• Stay calm and positive under pressure
• Be motivated and always looking to learn

Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

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Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!