37 hours All year round (27 days holiday plus bank holidays)
Monday Thursday 8:00 - 16:00, Friday 8:00 -15:30
What we offer
Generous pension
Paid wellbeing day per year
Paid days for religious observance
£200 refer a friend scheme
Employee assist programme
Free tea, coffee and breakfast
Free flu jabs, physiotherapy and eye tests
Free gym and shower access
Cycle to work scheme
Flexible working options
Individual laptops
Free car parking
Who We Are
HEART Academies Trust formed in 2017 and currently consists of one secondary school, Bedford Academy and three partner primary schools, Cauldwell, Shackleton and Shortstown. Together we serve more than 2500 pupils aged from 2 to 18 years.
We are a non-profit making charitable company sponsored by the Harpur Trust, one of the largest charities in the UK. With a proven track-record in education through their ownership and management of four Harpur Trust private schools in Bedford and as a sponsor of Bedford Academy since its creation in 2010, they are the perfect partner to support HEART Academies Trust as we grow.
HEART Academies Trust supports continuity of education within the community. Adopting a stronger together approach and a commitment to positive collaboration enables each academy within the Trust to celebrate what they already do well whilst providing opportunities to ensure continued development and improvement across all academies within the Trust.
What you'll do
To assist in the development of, and subsequently implement Trust policy and standard operating procedures for the catering provision across the Trust.
To provide leadership and management to the catering teams and be responsible for their training, development, performance and conduct.
To plan, control and deliver a first class, cost effective catering service every day, incorporating a varied range of healthy food choices and ensuring the effective provision of dishes to meet specific dietary requirements, including those required due to religious and medical reasons.
To lead on menu planning, giving due regard to customer preference, nutritional standards, quality, variety and choice, portion control, and cost.
To assist in recipe development, testing and monitoring of new and existing products.
To ensure the implementation and application of effective monitoring and recording systems across the Trust s catering service to ensure that all associated legislation is met, including the Nutritional Standards for School Lunches and Other School Food, and that all catering procedures and food standards are complied with.
To ensure and maintain a high standard of food production, hygiene, storage and service. The Trust wishes to achieve and consistently maintain a level of five stars with the Food Standards Agency.
To monitor and evaluate service and standards, including frequent checks on the personal hygiene of catering staff, dining rooms and kitchen areas and taking action where these fall below the high standards expected.
Closing date: 15/10/25
Start date: 01/12/25
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