JOB PURPOSE

To provide a cooked meal to the pupils, that is both nutritional and appetising

To ensure the Kitchen is functional and clean to prepare food daily

To implement the Academy's Lunchtime and Behaviour policies, ensuring the security, safety, welfare and good conduct of pupils during the midday break.

To promote the development of the physical and mental wellbeing of pupils as directed by a teacher.

The hours for this roles are Monday to Friday 8.45am - 2pm.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

To ensure that a nutritional menu is followed

To fully comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 etc, Health and Safety Policy and all locally agreed safe methods of work

To work with colleagues to achieve service plan objectives and targets

To participate in Employee Development schemes and Performance Management and contribute to the identification of own team development needs

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES

To organise and arrange deliveries of all food products to ensure that stock is always readily available to deliver the menu choice for the day

To follow and adhere to all menu and recipes provided

To follow the food hygiene guidelines and complete all required documentation, daily/weekly etc

To ensure that all food is cooked, prepared and service inline with the company standards

To always keep the kitchen area in a clean and tidy state.

To report any structural / Health and Safety issues

To provide a friendly, efficient and hygienic service to all pupils.

To ensure that pupils are given a prompt and efficient service, and expectations are consistently exceeded.

To be pupil focused at all times, by being visible during service periods, approachable and quick to exceed expectations in fulfilling pupil needs.

To ensure that all bookwork is completed in a timely manner: accurately and efficiently in line with the SFBB guidelines.

To project a willing and helpful attitude to pupils; to seek the appropriate knowledge of food items provided through out catering areas and to keep areas and service counters clean and fully stocked.

To treat your team members as you would expect to be treated.

To co-operate with all team members and undertake duties in the kitchen / service areas as requested to ensure an efficient and effective service is always delivered.

To attend food safety, health and safety and environmental training courses as required.

To rigorously follow the unit cleaning schedules.

To attend all location meetings as required.

To show commitment to company values in all aspects of your role.

To act as a positive ambassador for the business.

To attend to any reasonable request made by the management team.

To travel and work within all sites as requested.

To conduct Food Safety and Health and Safety Risk Assessments and ensure that all standards and procedures with regards to hygiene

To complete monthly stock checks

To ensure that the kitchen meets statutory and company requirements of health and safety, food safety and environmental legislation and procedures.

To undertake ongoing training as required, e.g. on the lifting and handling involved in manual handling tasks.

Person Specification for post of: Kitchen Lead

Personal qualities
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Empathy for children with special needs
· Patience, understanding, caring, sense of humour

Qualifications/Experience

· Experience of working with children/young people.
· Recent experience of working in a school.
· A good standard of written and spoken English that supports pupils' learning.
· Experience of relevant age group.
· Experience of working with children with special needs.
· Experience with the completion of the required documentation to ensure compliance of the kitchen (daily checks)
· Level 3 Food Hygiene (or willing to undertake this training)

Knowledge

· An understanding of the varied needs of children as they develop socially and academically.
· A knowledge of behaviour management techniques that support school and classroom practices.

Skills and Aptitudes

· A commitment to promoting equal opportunities and meeting individual needs.
· Awareness of confidentiality.
· Ability to work as part of a team.
· Able to manage time effectively.
· Ability to be flexible to the needs of the children.
· Effective communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
· Ability to use ICT/the internet and email to support pupils' learning.

Training and professional

development
· Willingness to take part in appropriate training and personal and professional development

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.