St Mark's Primary School Chef Manager - Mitcham

Caterlink; London; On-site; Part time

Job summary

Caterlink is seeking a Chef Manager for St Mark's Primary School in Mitcham. The role focuses on providing balanced and tasty meals, ensuring safety compliance, and managing a small team. This term-time position offers a delightful work-life balance and opportunities for professional growth, including training and development programs.

Benefits

Access to Employee Discount Platform

Wellbeing Services including Virtual GP benefits

Potential eligibility for Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen management role.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare.
• Enhanced DBS disclosure required.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Food Safety

Health and Safety Compliance

Team Leadership

Client Communication

Inventory Management

Job description

St Mark's Primary School Chef Manager - Mitcham

Company Description

Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the Company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, and Colleges across the UK. The company caters to more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our "Fresh Food Policy" is the foundation of our success and growth in the market, coupled with a desire to truly deliver on our promises to our clients and support our site-based teams.

Job Description

We are hiring a Chef Manager at St Mark's Primary School, Mitcham, who is committed to providing nutritionally balanced and tasty food for our future generations. This role is term-time only, with no weekends, making it ideal for those seeking flexibility.

The role includes:

1. £13.00 per hour
2. 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday
3. Term-time only, approximately 195 days per year

Your key responsibilities will include:

1. Preparing, cooking, and presenting food to the standards required by Caterlink and the client
2. Ensuring the location complies with statutory and company requirements for Health and Safety, Food Safety, and environmental legislation and procedures
3. Enhancing the company's reputation for excellent food and service with clients and customers, consistently exceeding expectations
4. Managing the day-to-day operations of the location and supervising teams, including inventory management, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans
5. Serving as the main point of contact for the client at your school, recommending and implementing improvements
6. Communicating regularly with your line manager to monitor KPIs and financial targets, ensuring achievement
7. Supporting and training team members, leading by example to ensure role excellence, completing all training, and managing performance

Caterlink is dedicated to providing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where every individual is treated with respect and fairness, with opportunities for growth.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role.

Additional Information

Benefits of working with us include:

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