Term-Time Chef Manager: Lead School Kitchen & Food Service

Caterlink; Ascot; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Blended learning programme

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing services and Virtual GP

Pension scheme

Job summary

Caterlink is hiring a Chef Manager at South Ascot primary school in Ascot to ensure nutritionally balanced and tasty meals during term-time. The role involves preparing and presenting food, maintaining health and safety standards, and managing day-to-day site operations.

You will supervise staff, monitor inventories and budgets, and act as the main client liaison. The position emphasizes training, KPI tracking and delivering excellent service to students and staff.

Qualifications

• Catering NVQ level 2 or equivalent desired but not essential.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education

Catering NVQ level 2 or equivalent

Job description

Caterlink is hiring a Chef Manager at South Ascot primary school in Ascot to ensure nutritionally balanced and tasty meals during term-time. The role involves preparing and presenting food, maintaining health and safety standards, and managing day-to-day site operations.

You will supervise staff, monitor inventories and budgets, and act as the main client liaison. The position emphasizes training, KPI tracking and delivering excellent service to students and staff.