St Mark's Primary School Chef Manager

TN United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; Part time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Chef Manager for St Mark's Primary School in Mitcham. This role involves preparing nutritious meals during term time only, managing a team, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The position offers a flexible schedule with no weekend work, making it ideal for those seeking work-life balance. Benefits include training opportunities and access to wellbeing services.

Benefits

Employee Discount Platform

Wellbeing Services

Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in managing food preparation and service.
• Ability to meet health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and present food to required standards.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Manage day-to-day operations and supervise teams.

Skills

Health and Safety

Food Safety

Team Leadership

Budget Management

Job description

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St Mark's Primary School Chef Manager, Mitcham

Client:

Caterlink

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Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

9120716552c7

Job Views:

3

Posted:

14.05.2025

Expiry Date:

28.06.2025

Job Description:

We are hiring for a Chef Manager at St Mark's Primary School, Mitcham, who wants to ensure our future generations are provided with nutritionally balanced and tasty food. This role is working term-time only and no weekends, so it is great for those looking for flexibility.

The role:

• £13.00 per hour
• 30 hours per week working Monday – Friday
• Term-time only – working 195 days per year

Your key responsibilities will include:

• To prepare, cook, and present food to the standards required by Caterlink and the client
• To ensure that the location meets statutory and company requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety, and environmental legislations and procedures
• To ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers, and expectations are consistently exceeded
• To be responsible for the day-to-day running of the location and supervising teams, including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans
• To be the main point of contact for our client in your school, ensuring that regular adjustments and improvements are both recommended and implemented
• Communicating regularly with your line manager to monitor KPIs and financial targets to ensure these are achieved
• Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role by ensuring all training is completed and performance is managed

Additional Information:

Caterlink strives to always provide a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all our teams where every individual is treated with respect, integrity, and has the opportunity to grow and be treated equally and with fairness at all times.

Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.

Benefits of working with us include:

• Opportunity for blended learning programs including formal qualifications, apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning, and on-the-job training to support your development
• Access to our Employee Discount Platform for savings at supermarkets, cinemas, restaurants, holiday discounts, family days out, and more
• Full access to Wellbeing Services, including Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits, free for you and your family
• Potential eligibility to join our Pension scheme