Ark Putney Academy Lead Catering Manager

Required as soon as possible

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a ‘good’ school.

Reporting to:   Operations Manager

Location:           Ark Putney Academy

Contract:           Permanent
Working Pattern:  36 hours per week, 41 weeks per annum worked flexibly depending on the service demands between 7.00am to 4.00pm (excluding lunch break)

Salary:   Ark Support Scale 8: Pay Points 19– 29, £29,271- £34,986 full time salary.
The actual starting salary for the post is £26,351.76

We are looking to recruit a hardworking Lead Catering Manager. You will have overall responsibility for ensuring the Academy’s quality of dining is outstanding, including; dining operations, budgeting and finance, health and safety, and managing and developing a high functioning catering team. The post will involve some cooking, when required

Our ideal candidate will have:

·         Experience of catering in large quantities in a managerial role, ideally within a school, including the ability to cook, when required

·         Experience of cultural diversity, with particular reference to food preparation and dietary preferences, desirable

·         Knowledge of healthy eating and nutrition and creating related menus

·         Experience leading, coaching and motivating staff, ensuring professional development and effectively challenging and managing any underperformance

·         Experience setting and managing a catering budget

·         Excellent communication skills with children and adults

·         High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office

We are very happy to talk about the post informally if you require more information.

To view the role's job description please click on the link: Lead Catering Manager.docx

If you share in our commitment to excellence, we want to hear from you.  For information about the school, please go to www.arkputney.org

Visits to the academy before application submission are welcomed. Please contact Julie Gray on 0208 394 5615 or email j.gray@arkputneyacademy.org  to arrange this.

Please complete your online application form by 11am on 28th February 2020

If you have any technical issues please contact the recruitment team on 0203 116 6345 or email recruitment@arkonline.org.

Ark is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check