Unit Catering Manager

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Dudley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A community service provider in Dudley is seeking a forward-thinking Unit Catering Manager to oversee their on-site catering kitchen. The role involves managing kitchen operations while providing person-led support to individuals with disabilities, ensuring quality meal services that reflect modern dietary needs. Candidates should have experience in catering management and an understanding of special dietary requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience managing kitchen operations in a catering environment.
• Ability to provide person-led support to individuals with disabilities.
• Knowledge of dietary requirements and modern meal offerings.

Responsibilities

• Manage the on-site catering kitchen and staff to ensure quality meal service.
• Work with attendees to develop a meal service that meets modern lifestyles.
• Oversee the dietary needs of individuals using the catering services.

Job description

About Queens Cross Network

Queens Cross is a vibrant Community Disability hub, co‑produced with people who have lived experience of disability and who are living independently in their own homes throughout the borough. People are what makes Queens Cross great, and therefore, they are at the "front and centre" of everything that happens at our hub, working in partnership with us to continually improve the service.

Unit Catering Manager (Temporary)

32 Hours per week

Grade 5

We are seeking a forward‑thinking, inspirational Unit Catering Manager at Queens Cross to help us manage our existing on‑site catering kitchen and to work with attendees to help us take forward our future meals offer so that it reflects modern lifestyles of people who use the service. Providing person‑led support to people with physical/sensory and learning disabilities or other long‑term health conditions in the building‑based service, so that they may partake of a mid‑day meal and also to our school meals provision service, for a local special school. Meeting all aspects of the dietary needs of people who use and help to co‑produce the service and managing all aspects of the kitchen operations, including managing other catering staff, to provide a quality meal service for vulnerable adults.

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Dudley MBC is committed to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply. All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK. Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.