Kitchen Manager

Working Hours: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: Grade 3 Term Time Only £16,273.00

Contract: Permanent

Hillocks Primary Academy are looking for a highly motivated and dedicated Kitchen Manager to join our dynamic, talented and supportive team. The Kitchen Manager will manage and deliver the provision of catering services including meals, special functions and hirers and including the supervision of kitchen & catering staff that encourages healthy eating options. 

Why join Hillocks Primary Academy?

We are a primary academy for pupils aged 3-11 years based in Sutton-in-Ashfield with over 290 pupils. In our latest Ofsted inspection, we were rated ‘good’ in three of the five areas with comments that ‘Hillocks is a warm and friendly school. Staff have created an environment that makes pupils feel happy, safe, and welcome. It is a place where children come first.’  

Our academy has a caring and supportive staff team who believe in every child. The future for all children and families who attend Hillocks Primary Academy is bright, and we know that when we work together, we can ensure our children achieve their very best.  

Visits are welcomed and encouraged – please contact Name email address to arrange, or for further information.  

www.hillocksprimary-ac.org.uk  

Hillocks Primary Academy, Unwin Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4ND 

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The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Kitchen Manager as this role is to primarily to manage and deliver the provision of catering services for the academy including meals and special functions. 

The role also includes the supervision of kitchen & catering staff that encourages healthy eating options. 

The successful candidate will:-

• Have experience in catering ideally within the Educational sector - cook or chef equivalent.

Essential

• Level 1 Foundation in Food Hygiene or above
• Successful background in catering
• Experience in managing small teams

Desirable

• Understanding of allergens
• Experience in ordering of produce
• Passion for food

Our Employee Benefits:-

At Diverse Academies, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.

In return you will benefit from:           

• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of at least 14%
• Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical, leadership and coaching skills via the trust’s Diverse Association for Professional Learning
• Full support and induction         
• A strong and caring ethos among staff and students           
• Networking opportunities across Diverse Academies           
•  Salary sacrifice opportunities such as car, cycle and technology schemes
• Staff discounts and offers on gym membership, holidays, days out, cinema tickets, restaurants and top online shopping sites including instant voucher codes
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals
• Health and Wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider, eyecare vouchers for a free eye test and contribution towards glasses for display screen equipment users

Applications

We actively encourage enquiries about this role and academy visits. If you would like to discuss the role and arrange an academy visit, please contact Lee Farndale-James. 

Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.

Closing date: 26 March 2024

Start date: As soon as possible

Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust with a vision to inspire, to raise aspirations and to create brighter tomorrows. Across primary, secondary and special settings, we share a common mission to nurture curiosity, develop wellbeing and empower children and young people to go beyond their aspirations. Together, we believe we can make a difference in our diverse communities, and in the lives of those who learn with us and work with us.  

We empower. We respect. We care.