About the role
Our Catering Managers cook delicious and nourishing meals for people with a range of dietary requirements.
No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
1. managing the day-to-day running of the kitchen
2. preparing, cooking and serving food
3. understanding people’s needs, likes and choices to develop suitable menus
4. ensuring your Catering Team complies with food hygiene standards
5. completing relevant checks and maintaining records
6. controlling stock and purchases within an allocated budget
7. leading and managing your Catering Team members, ensuring they receive induction, training and support as required.
You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.
If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.
About you
Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
You’re also:
8. a cook with a flair for creating delicious and nutritious meals for varied dietary requirements
9. creative in menu development and food preparation
10. an excellent team player, able to coordinate, support and motivate a team
11. experienced in managing a catering budget
12. adaptable and flexible
13. someone with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
We like our Catering Managers to have, or be working towards, a Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification.
As this is a management position, we expect you’ll have previous experience in a similar position and environment, ideally in leading a catering or kitchen team.
What we offer
We offer great rewards and perks including:
14. excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
15. access to wages before payday
16. retail and lifestyle reward discounts
17. free DBS check
18. 24/7 counselling and support
19. Blue Light Card eligibility.