Cook ManagerBanstead Community Junior School, The Horseshoe, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2BQSalary: £15.00 per hourHours: 35 hours per week | Term Time Only | Monday to Friday | 8am - 3pm| No Evenings | No Weekends | School Holidays OffLooking for a Better Work-Life Balance?Are you an experienced Chef, Catering Manager, Kitchen Manager, Cook Supervisor, Head Chef or School Cook looking for your next opportunity?At Sodexo, we're looking for a passionate and organised Cook Manager to lead the catering operation at Banstead Community Junior School.This is the perfect role for someone who loves cooking fresh food, leading a team, and making a difference to children's school day, while enjoying a fantastic work-life balance with weekends, bank holidays and school holidays off.What You'll Be DoingAs Cook Manager, you'll take full ownership of the school's catering operation, ensuring high standards of food quality, service and compliance.Your responsibilities will include:Managing the day-to-day running of the kitchenPreparing and serving fresh, nutritious mealsLeading, motivating and developing your catering teamManaging food orders, stock control and budgetsCreating menus and driving meal uptakeEnsuring compliance with food safety, allergen and health & safety regulationsMaintaining excellent relationships with pupils, staff and parentsManaging labour costs and operational performanceConducting audits and maintaining kitchen standardsWhat We're Looking ForWe'd love to hear from you if you have experience as a:Cook ManagerCatering ManagerSchool CookKitchen ManagerHead ChefSous ChefChef ManagerCatering SupervisorUnit ManagerFood Service ManagerEssential SkillsExperience cooking fresh food in a high-volume environmentPrevious supervisory or management experienceStrong organisational and people management skillsExperience managing stock, ordering and budgetsKnowledge of food hygiene and health & safety legislationPassion for delivering excellent food and customer serviceQualificationsNVQ Level 2 Professional Cookery (or equivalent)Level 2 Food Safety CertificateWhy Join Sodexo?Term-time only roleNo evenings or late nightsNo weekend workingSchool holidays offFull training and development opportunitiesCareer progression within one of the world's leading facilities management companiesEmployee Assistance Programme24/7 virtual GP accessPension schemeRetail discounts and cashback schemesCycle to Work Scheme Wellbeing support and resourcesAbout SodexoAt Sodexo, we believe everyone deserves a place where they belong. We create welcoming environments where colleagues can thrive, grow their careers and make a real difference every day.If you're ready to take ownership of a kitchen, lead a team and enjoy a better work-life balance, we'd love to hear from you.Apply today.Please note: This role is subject to satisfactory references, right to work checks and an Enhanced DBS check as part of our commitment to safeguarding children and young people.Package Description“For a job that's a perfect mix of passion, perks and potential”£15.00 per hour35 hours per weekWorking pattern: Monday - Friday 8am - 3pmTerm Time only (39 week Working Contract paid over 52 weeks)Equated pay (sometimes known as spread-over pay) is a method of paying you for your contracted hours, working weeks and holiday pay spread over 12 months instead of just receiving pay during the months that you work and none during the school closures/non-working weeks. This means that you get paid equal amounts of pay every month. Further information will be supplied at interview stage.About The CompanyAbout SodexoAt Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.We're a Disability Confident Leader employer. We're committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.