Hours: 37.5 (Term time only)
Contract Type: Permanent
Grove Lane Junior And Infant School
Grove Lane
Lozells And East Handsworth
Birmingham
B21 9HB
This is a full time, permanent post. 37.5 hours per week.
The successful candidate would commence the role in April 2025.
The Head Teacher and Governing Body wish to recruit a forward-thinking and passionate Head of Catering who has creative flair and can make mealtimes for primary-aged pupils fun and exciting.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate they can manage and lead a team of General Assistants and continue to develop the positive culture in a busy school kitchen that puts children at the heart of their work.
We are a large, 3 form entry school situated on two sites on Dawson Road. Our catering team moves equipment and food between the two sites. They set up dining halls and provide a high-quality breakfast and lunch service. Many of our pupils are eligible for free school meals. The take-up of meals is good. Pupils look forward to special meal days at Grove.
The catering team all work 3 days in the school holidays to ensure the kitchen and equipment are ready for the start of each term. These days are directed by the senior leadership team.
Hours of work are Monday – Friday, 6.45 am to 2.15 pm.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
We encourage potential candidates to contact the school to arrange an informal visit. On this visit, you will meet the Head Teacher and current Head of Catering. Please contact Pardeep Kaur: pardeep.kaur@grove.bham.sch.uk to arrange an informal visit for either Monday 20th January 2025 at 10.30am or for Tuesday 21st January 2025 at 10.30am.
Closing Date: 27 January 2025, 12:00 midday
How to Apply:
Application forms, job description, and person specification are available on the school website:
http://web.grove.bham.sch.uk
Candidates who are shortlisted will be invited to attend an interview day. The date for the interview day is: Tuesday 4th February 2025.
If you have any queries regarding this post, please email Ms J Baker, Head Teacher: j.baker@grove.bham.sch.uk.
Please email your completed application form to vacancy@grove.bham.sch.uk.
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