Cook Supervisor

Post: Cook Supervisor

Responsible to: Headteacher/Deputy Headteacher

Salary Scale: LSEAT Harmonised 8 to 10

Hours/ weeks: 15 hours (3 hours per day)/ 39 weeks TTO

Actual salary: £7,361pa to £7,771pa actual 

Main Purpose of the Job:

• Orders, prepares, cooks and serves food to Trust standards

• Supervises and trains staff, who are allocated to the establishment

• Acts as on site ‘ambassador’ for the school when relating to client, staff and customers 

Key Responsibilities of the Job Holder:

• Delivers agreed menus to achieve and maintain budgeted food costs

• Orders supplies ensuring they are properly issued, used and accounted for

• Carries out weekly stocktake and food rotation procedures, minimising wastage of foodstuffs

• Allocates duties to establishment staff and supervises their work, giving instruction and advice when necessary

• Personally prepares dishes and participates in all other activities taking place in the kitchen

• Ensures that dishes are produced to the required standards of quality and attractiveness before serving

• Maintains records relating to food production activities and supplies information as required

• Ensure minimum food wastage 

• Ensure temperature records and monitoring is completed on a daily basis

• Ensure area(s) under control are cleaned as per cleaning schedule • Safe operation of catering equipment

• Prepare and participate in special functions (which may be outside normal working hours) and ‘theme days’ (and dishes) as required

• Attends training sessions as required

• Complies with all statutory and Trust health and safety practices and procedures, including manual handling

• Adheres to all company rules, regulations, policies, procedures and provisions of contract

• As and when required, carries out additional tasks concerned with the operation of the establishment

• Provide service in conjunction with company Trust ethos and expectations 

Person Specification:

• Good communication skills

• Good interpersonal and customer facing skills

• Flexible approach to work

• Good attention to detail

• Good team working skills and ability to work with minimal supervision and under pressure

• Good work ethic, reliable and punctual

• Personal cleanliness

• Ability to use own initiative

Education, Training & Qualifications:

• NVQ level 1,2 and working towards 3

• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure

• Cleared Barred List Check essential

• Compliance with safeguarding regulations Other

Special Requirements:

• Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time

• Ability to work in varying room temperatures

• Contact with hot substances, ovens and hot plates

• Use of equipment that requires specialist training

• COSHH/PPE knowledge