Chef Manager - Tamworth

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership has an exciting opportunity for a Chef Manager to join our friendly Catering Team, based at Dunstall Park Primary School.

Dunstall Park Primary School is our brand new development opening in September 2024. It is located on a new housing estate located on the outskirts of Tamworth. The one form entry school will be the heart of this brand new community; the ‘go to’ place for all our local residents who love where they live. 

As Chef Manager you will have full responsibility for the catering department and will lead the team in delivering freshly produced lunches for the pupils and school staff. Within this role, your key focus will be delivered the highest quality of food and service for our pupils and ensuring that the catering offer is exciting and innovative through the development of your team and continuous review and improvement.

You will naturally be a strong leader, with the ability to motivate a team to create a positive work culture and ensure all objectives are met. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual passionate about catering to develop their leadership and management experience.

Salary:               £25,119 - £31,364 FTE (actual annual salary £17,832 - £22,265 per annum)

Hours:                30 hours per week, term time only, Monday to Friday

Location:            Dunstall Park Primary School, Austen Drive, Tamworth B78 3BQ

What you will need to succeed

Relevant experience of working within the catering industry

NVQ Level 1 & 2 or City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 or equivalent

Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate

To share our passion for wanting the very best for our students and schools

Be emotionally intelligent with the ability to build strong working relationships with students, staff, parents and carers

The ability to work in a fast paced, challenging yet always rewarding role.

What you will get in return

A competitive salary

An Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits package

Competitive pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme)

Professional Development & Wellbeing Days

What you need to do now

To apply for this role please complete an online application form. To arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact Anita Carter, Catering Area Support Manager, via email anita.carter@atlp.org.uk             

Please note we do not accept CV’s; applications will only be considered if received on an ATLP application form.

Closing date:    9.00am, Thursday 20th June 2024

Interviews will take place as soon as suitable applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy early, once a successful appointment be made.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

We will carry out an online search about you for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in para 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy which we would encourage you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation ATLP Safeguarding policy 2023/2024