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Are you passionate about food, leadership, and making a positive difference every day? Vertas is looking for a dedicated School Chef to join our Catering Team.Who are Vertas? Vertas delivers trusted, integrated facilities management solutions across Great Britain. Our team of 5,000 colleagues provides a comprehensive range of facilities services, including cleaning, catering, property design, recruitment, transport, and environmental management.
You'll find us putting the customer at the heart of everything we do, while prioritising our colleagues' health, safety and wellbeing.About the Role: Based at Rivendell Flying High Academy, NG14 5HH, you will be working 26.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 13:45, 39.2 weeks per year. You'll play a key role in leading the kitchen operation, ensuring the delivery of nutritious, high quality meals whilst maintaining excellent customer service and food safety standards.Your responsibilities will include:Preparing, cooking and serving high quality mealsManaging the day to day running of the kitchenEnsuring compliance with food safety and health and safety legislationManaging stock levels, ordering and budget controlsLeading and supporting kitchen colleaguesMaintaining accurate records and documentationDelivering excellent customer service to pupils, staff and visitorsWho are we looking for?Previous experience as a School Chef, Head of Kitchen, Cook Manager or similar catering roleExperience working within a school or commercial kitchen environmentKnowledge of food safety, allergens and health and safety requirementsStrong organisational and leadership skillsA passion for delivering high quality food and customer serviceThe ability to work independently and use initiativeThe ability to adapt and respond to change in a growing organisationWhat You'll BringA passion for food and customer serviceExcellent organisational and time management skillsStrong leadership and communication skillsA proactive and reliable attitudeThe right to work in the UKApply Today If you're ready to bring your skills to a company that values people and places, apply now and start your journey with Vertas.Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.Offers of employment are subject to appropriate pre employment checks, which may include:* Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check * Children's Barred List check (where applicable) * Right to Work checks * Satisfactory references * Verification of qualifications and professional registrations (where applicable) * Occupational Health and medical clearance (where applicable) * Assessment of suitability to work with childrenThis role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
As this role is eligible for an Enhanced DBS check, applicants are required to declare any cautions and convictions that are not protected under current filtering rules.