For Holy Trinity C of E Primary School, we are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate who is a dedicated, professional and personable individual with a can-do attitude. They must have previous experience of working in catering and have a good knowledge of food hygiene and preparation. A Level 2 award in Food Safety in Catering qualification or equivalent will be required for the role.

Operational

• Undertake skilled cooking activities connected to the full range of menu provision, for example meal planning, portion control, special dietary needs.
• Oversee the preparation of healthy, nutritionally balanced menus that meet the government’s national nutritional standards for school lunches.
• Supervise the preparation of ingredients for meals
• Organise and supervise food service this may include transportation of meals
• Present nutritious foods in ways that children will find attractive
• To include an element of hospitality catering for Head Office functions

Maintenance of hygiene

• Ensure that catering practice complies with appropriate health and safety legislation.

Administration

• Supervise the purchase and storage of food to ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
• Have good financial knowledge to manage incoming invoices and account budgeting.
• Computer literacy, to have working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, calendar and email

Resources

• Actively promote the school meals service to pupils and parents to increase awareness of healthy eating and the uptake of school meals.
• Ordering and recording of all ingredients used and stock taking.
• Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and productive working environment
• Maintain records as requested
• Plan menus, following guidelines on nutrition and healthy eating
• Ensure availability to staff of equipment and supplies
• Monitor and manage supplies within an agreed budget, cataloguing and undertaking audits as required.
• Refill and replace consumables
• Report faulty equipment and other maintenance requirements to an appropriate person
• Maintain the security of the school premise by securing entrances/exits as appropriate and reporting potential security breaches.
• Ensure security of the school kitchen including freezers and stock cupboards etc
• Ensure lights and other equipment are switched off as appropriate
• Supervision and direction of other staff including allocation of duties and work rotas.