Catering Supervisor

Catering Supervisor

52 weeks per year on a 3-week rota of 35 hours per week, including every 3rd weekend

Worth are recruiting a resourceful, hard-working and flexible Catering Supervisor to join the School soonest to be ‘hands on’ in the role to assist the Management and all staff in the provision of a comprehensive Catering Service that provides both quality and consistency in accordance with the standards required, being fully conversant with the requirement of basic food hygiene and to ensure these are observed at all times during the preparation, cooking and serving of all meals.

Due to the remote location of the school, Candidates are required to have access to reliable transportation.

As Catering Supervisor, your responsibilities would include:

• Deputising for the Head of Catering and assisting them in the running of the department.
• Food Delivery - To deliver first class, nutritious food to all members of the Worth community
• Functions - To ensure that functions are stylish and creative and of high quality at all times.
• Policies and Procedures - Ensure that any administration of COSHH, Food Safety and Health & Safety are correctly completed in line with Worth School policies and procedures. These include temperature checks and daily/weekly cleaning schedules.
• Staff Management - Support Head of Catering

What we are looking for:

• Working knowledge of MS Office
• Current Food Hygiene Certificate (desirable)
• Either qualified to City and Guilds 706 (1&2)/NVQ Level 1 & 2 or an experienced Supervisor, either with a valid Driver’s License 

The School offers its own generous salary scale and an enhanced benefits scheme including an employee assistance programme, meal provision and enhanced pension contribution. Employees have access to our facilities and benefit from free parking, social events and discounted school fees.

Worth is a highly successful co-educational, Catholic, Benedictine, 11-18 HMC boarding and day school of circa 600 pupils. It offers a broad curriculum, including the International Baccalaureate and A levels in the Sixth Form.

Applicants are required to apply online by using the Quick Apply button. Alternatively, an application form and job details are available from the HR Department

Email: recruitment@worth.org.uk  

Telephone: 01342 710215

Closing date for applications: 30 November 2024*

*We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date and to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Worth School is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children, all employees must have the ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation. The role holders safeguarding responsibilities are set out in the job description. References may be taken prior to interview and DBS and other vetting checks will be conducted on the successful applicant.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Section 7(1)(a) states that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.