Advert You will be responsible for ensuring that a quality catering service is delivered to all customers within allocated sites whilst ensuring East Renfrewshire Council remains compliant with the Schools (Health promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Act 2020, Setting the table guidance, Healthy working lives, better eating better learning, whilst contributing to service objectives. Adhering to council policies to ensure the service complies with Healthy and Safety legislation, internal audit, Environmental health legislation, and Procurement and HR guidance. You will also ensure that all activities concerning the provision of the catering service and civic events including food preparation and cooking, menu planning, portion control, customer liaison, management of employees and staff training; control of hygiene and health and safety; financial management, ordering of supplies, budgetary control; and administrative tasks appropriate to the post. You should have catering management experience and relevant cooking skills and an understanding of the needs of the type of clients catered for and together with good communication skills and ability to manage a team. A City and Guilds Catering qualification or similar would be an advantage. This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check. For details of our employment policies and terms and conditions, please visit our Council Careers page https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/careers Additional Information East Renfrewshire Council has launched a new 15-year Community Planning Partnership vision called ‘A Place to Grow’. Please follow this link https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/placetogrow to watch a video and read our full plan which sets out our shared hopes and aspirations between now and 2040 so that East Renfrewshire is a place where everyone can flourish, thrive and grow. Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work Please note - East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship. References – during your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer. It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees. Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted. Please contact hrdirect@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk with any questions. Please click on the attachments below for full details of this post.