Mobile Catering Unit Manager - Waterlooville and Petersfield area - Ed Catering 619275 (E)

Job Details:

Hourly Rate: £12.08 - £12.51 per hour plus 45p mileage allowance (Pay award pending) 

Work Location: Riders Junior School, Havant (Multi Site working)

Hours per week: 25.00 - Monday to Friday

Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only

Closing Date: 20th November 2024

Do you have a passion for food and enjoy working in different locations?

Come and join our team

At Education Catering we pride ourselves on providing children with nutritious food that promotes good health and helps them get the most out of their time in the classroom. Our Mobile or Multi site Catering Unit Manager’s work term time, during school hours.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide vital support to our kitchen teams as a Mobile Catering Unit Manager covering the area above. You will travel to various schools to run a busy kitchen producing delicious food from fresh ingredients for your customers.

A highly organised, personable, natural leader, you’ll be flexible and have experience of managing a team. Each kitchen is different so the ability to quickly adapt to the team and environment you are working in each day is important. You will be able to work at pace and your enthusiasm and excellent communication skills will motivate the whole team to follow high quality standards and provide exceptional service.

Experience of working in a similar catering environment is essential however we’ll give you all the training and ongoing professional development you need to succeed. You will need to be able to meet all travel requirements of the role.

Why work for us?

Education Catering is a forward thinking, solution focused catering service.  With our term time contracts we offer an excellent work life balance, a commitment to training and development and a friendly and supportive working environment. To find out more about us visit our Education Catering work with us page Work with us | Hampshire County Council (hants.gov.uk) 

You will also benefit from a healthy Benefits package including:-

• Term time only positions
• Uniform
• Full training and opportunities to progress
• A minimum 24 days annual leave entitlement taken in the school holidays, plus bank holidays
• Interest free travel loans and discounts
• Employee Support Services
• Family friendly policies
• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme

Additional Information:

Mobile Catering Unit Manager - Job summary and person specification

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we would advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

As part of the pre-employment checks that are undertaken for this role, you will be asked to complete a Post Offer Medical Questionnaire. The questionnaire is confidential, and is screened by our Occupational Health Department, who will ensure that you are medically fit for this role before being formally offered the position.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

If you’d like to talk to us about the job before you apply or for more information about the position, please call the manager below.

Karen Brewster, District Manager, on 07721127642