Catering Manager

Ingleby Manor Free School are looking to appoint a Catering Manager to join our academy on 26 August 2024 on a full time, permanent basis.  

Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.

Your new role

As a Catering Manager you will be responsible for the overall efficient and effective management of the catering operations at the academy ensuring great quality food and service. You will be responsible for the preparation, cooking and service of food to agreed standards and specifications. You will ensure efficient and economic use is made of all resources, including stock, catering staff and company assets.

Managing a small team of 5 Catering Assistants overseeing the order, preparation, cooking and serving food for students across break and lunchtimes.

The role involves working closely with the catering director at Delta to ensure that meals are provided within the agreed menu structure, meet nutritional requirements and budgetary constraints.

Potential for this role to increase to a Grade F as the pupil capacity of the academy increases.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.

Your new school

Ingleby Manor Free School and Sixth Form is a vibrant centre of learning and a hub of activity for the whole of the Ingleby Barwick community. We promote and provide excellence in teaching, learning and relationships by setting high standards of behaviour, inclusion and engagement and instilling high personal and collective aspirations. We develop lively and inquisitive minds and always engage and communicate with parents, extended families, and the wider community. Our students leave their time with us as successful learners, confident individuals, and responsible citizens, ready to grasp every opportunity available to them in their future careers and wider lives.

Ingleby Manor is a fantastic place to work. In our November 2022 Ofsted inspection, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management were all judged 'outstanding'. We are a school with a strong sense of community, with a welcoming staff and a desire to be the best we can be.

We are proud to be part of the Delta Academies Trust which provides us with a broad range of support, opportunities for collaboration and a wealth of educational resources.

As a new member of staff, you will be well supported in a school.  Our training and development of staff is a strategic priority, our CPD is high quality and takes place throughout the academic year supported by colleagues within the school and the wider trust.

As a trust, and school we are also committed to colleagues achieving work life balance. Being part of the trust provides a range of mechanisms to support this, Ingleby Manor Free School also benefits from a shorter working day every Friday and three extra weeks annual holiday per year.

Why join us?

Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants. 

We offer an extensive range of opportunities, incentives and benefits with this post including:

·        Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.

·        Financial: offering unlimited access to a huge range of discounts on holidays, days out, retailer and cashback deals inc. Curry’s, John Lewis, Tesco and B&Q to name but a few.

·        Lifestyle and Wellbeing, discounted & flexible gym memberships, eye care vouchers, cycle 2 work/Technology scheme, free annual flu jab and 24/7 access to a market leading Employee Assistance Programme providing expert information specialist advisors trained by Citizens Advice and access to professionally qualified counsellors accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

·        Motoring: access to an employee vehicle leasing scheme*, discounted vehicle repairs and discounts on car/van hire.

·        Pension: excellent employer/employee contributory pension scheme with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

·        Personal and professional: we offer a range of training and development opportunities for you to grow and develop.

*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained.

Site Visits are being offered up until 11 July and then again from 1 August to the 8 August 2024.

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.