Head of Catering - Folio Education Trust
Wallington County Grammar School
Croydon/Sutton
- Expired
- Salary:
- £25,000 - £30,000 dependent upon experience
- Job type:
- Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Immediate Start
- Apply by:
- 21 March 2018
Job overview
Based at Park Hill Junior School initially, this post has been created to ensure that the catering provision within all establishments within the Trust is delivered in an efficient and cost effective way and that all operations adhere to relevant food safety standards. This position is a key role within the central Folio Education Trust Central Services Team and is available as soon as possible.
The successful candidate will support all schools within the Trust:
Coombe Wood School, South Croydon (180 students growing to 1,680) – www.cws-croydon.co.uk
Park Hill Junior School, Croydon (370 Students + 270 Students in Infant School) – www.phjs.co.uk
St Peter’s Primary School, South Croydon (420 Students) – www.st-petersprimary.co.uk
Wallington County Grammar School, Sutton (1,100 Students) – www.wcgs-sutton.co.uk
The person appointed to carry out this role will work with the Director of Finance and Shared Services on all aspects of regulatory compliance and other operational issues relating to the catering delivery within the schools. This post reports to the Director of Finance & Shared Services but also acts as part of the service provision for all schools and therefore is also there to support each of the Headteachers of the schools within the Trust.
They will also line manage and support the Catering Managers in post in each of the schools.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification. If you require any further information or would like to arrange an informal conversation, please contact Richard Baker – Director of Finance and Shared Services at rbaker@foliotrust.uk The role will initially be based within Park Hill Junior School, but will require regular travel between the schools in the Trust. Over time the Trust will grow and we envisage that the central team will expand so that it can ensure the correct capacity to support all of the schools. It may be that at some point the central team relocates within the local area.
Candidates are asked to obtain an application form from either the Folio Education Trust website at www.folio-education.co.uk Applications should be submitted along with a supporting statement to careers@foliotrust.uk
Closing Date: 9am, Wednesday 21st March 2018
Interviews: Friday 23rd March 2018
The Folio Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The recruitment process will include an enhanced DBS check, medical screening, confirmation of right to work in the UK and all other pre-employments checks in line with safer recruitment requirements.
Attached documents
About Wallington County Grammar School
Welcome
Wallington County Grammar School is one of the most successful schools in the country. Our motto is Per Ardua ad Summa, Through Difficulties to the Heights, which our exceptional students exemplify each and every day. Their success and that of our staff has been recognised by Ofsted, grading the school ‘outstanding’ in all areas, and more recently by the Secretary of State for Education who presented the school with the 2019 Evening Standard Award for School Achievement. This success is born from a strong set of values centred around compassion for one another, commitment to all we do, courage in facing life’s many challenges and creativity to succeed in a global 21st century society.
We are a highly selective school, admitting 150 young men from across London and the South East into Year 7 and admitting young women into the Sixth Form. We have a well balanced, academic curriculum centred around developing scholarship and creativity which, when combined with innovative and forward thinking pedagogy, makes Wallington County Grammar School an extremely stimulating place to work.
Advantages of joining our exceptional team of staff include:
- working with highly intelligent and committed young men and women;
- the ability to teach your subject to the highest possible levels in secondary education, preparing students for undergraduate study at the best universities in the world;
- opportunities for rapid promotion both within the school and the wider Folio Trust;
- a firm commitment to staff wellbeing and work life balance;
- amenities and benefits including priority entry for children of staff; onsite parking; Ride to Work Scheme; Employee Assistance Programme and a School gym;
- a leafy setting on the edge of the beautiful Beddington Park with outer London pay and easy access to both central London and the Surrey countryside;
- the highly advantageous teacher pension scheme based on average earnings rather than a money purchase model;
- access to a Charter Marked CPD programme (Silver Status) that includes nine INSET days a year and a commitment to subject specific professional learning;
- a superb graduate programme through Teacher Apprenticeship and Schools Direct routes;
- a commitment to teacher training by leading the Borough’s Science School Centred Teacher Training.
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