Kitchen Manager – South West Norse
* Salary: £29,556.80 pro rata, which equates to £14.21 per hour
* Location: Lynton Primary School, EX35 6AQ
* Hours per week: 27.5
* Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, 8.15am - 1.45pm, Term-time only
South West Norse has an opportunity for an experienced and keen school kitchen manager to lead the Lynton kitchen provision, cooking for the West Exmoor Federation schools (Parracombe & Kentisbury) and serving at Lynton Primary School.
You will use your skills and experience to deliver an exciting and varied menu that utilises locally sourced and healthy ingredients, providing excellent customer service for the school. You will be responsible for managing the catering department for children with complex, severe, and profound learning difficulties, including provision of modified diets, catering for allergies, and sensory needs.
You will contribute to menu planning and costing, helping us deliver a nutritional lunchtime meal while leading and directing a small on-site team to ensure timely preparation of high-quality food.
Your Experience:
We are looking for candidates who are passionate about catering and enthusiastic about establishing a new kitchen service, with the following experience and knowledge:
* Experience leading a busy kitchen environment, capable of organising catering staff and being hands-on with meal preparation and cooking
* Knowledge of menu development and costing, with a focus on promoting healthy and nutritious meals
* A relevant qualification in Food Hygiene, with practical experience applying this knowledge in a catering setting
Our Offer:
All salaries for part-time positions are calculated pro-rata based on the full-time equivalent salary shown in the advert, according to your contracted hours per week.
You will have the opportunity to work in a friendly, customer-focused environment, and benefit from our company benefits package. This role also provides a platform for career development within a national company.
An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful candidate, with costs covered by the employer.
We are committed to promoting diversity, equality, and fair employment practices, and to eliminating discrimination.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient applications are received. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application was not successful.
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