Chef Hub Manager

Job role

• Catering, cleaning and site management
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Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Hourly rate

£18.44 - £19.66

What skills and experience we're looking for

Role: Chef Hub Manager

Location: Writhlington

Start Date: ASAP

Hours: 37 per week, Monday to Friday, term time plus 5 inset days

Salary: Grade 7 and scale point 23 - 26, £18.44 - £19.96 per hour, (£35,570 - £38,510 per annum) actual salary £30,560 - £33,086

Are you an experienced Head Chef looking for an impactful role that goes beyond the traditional kitchen? Do you thrive in a leadership position where quality, nutrition, and community matter?

Writhlington School is seeking a dynamic, highly organised and passionate Chef Hub Manager to lead our busy kitchen team and oversee our multi-school catering production. In this pivotal role, you will not only drive high standards for our home site but also oversee the daily preparation and dispatch of wholesome, delicious meals supplied to other local schools across our Trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development: Lead, supervise, and inspire the kitchen and catering team. Manage task allocation, conduct performance/probationary reviews, handle return-to-work interviews, and foster ongoing staff development.
• Multi-School Food Production & Service: Oversee the daily preparation, cooking and dispatch of high-quality meals across multiple sites. Ensure imaginative, nutritionally balanced and compliant menus that cater to special dietary needs and allergies.
• Catering Strategy & Systems: Assist in delivering a catering strategy aligned with the Food for Life Partnership Scheme. Manage cashless catering systems and oversee food service areas to deliver excellent customer service.
• Health, Safety & Compliance: Maintain exemplary hygiene and safety standards across all preparation and service areas, ensuring strict compliance with HACCP and COSHH regulations.
• Financial & Stock Management: Operate within allocated budgets, order supplies from nominated Trust suppliers, conduct physical monthly stock takes, and maintain robust stock rotation.

About you:

Essential Criteria:

• Experience & Qualifications: Minimum 2 years’ experience working at Head Chef level, holding relevant professional qualifications (City & Guilds 706/1 & 2, or NVQ Level 2/3).
• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of nutrition, allergen management, risk assessments, HACCP, and COSHH regulations.
• Commercial Acumen: Proven ability in financial awareness, budget tracking and efficient stock management.
• Leadership & Personal Attributes: Confident, approachable and resilient under pressure with excellent organisational and communication skills.
• IT & Operations: Confident using digital tools (e.g., Chromebook) and managing team performance.
• Physical Fitness: Capable of fulfilling physical aspects of the role, including lifting, bending, moving food stores and handling heavy catering equipment/trolleys.
• Safeguarding & Ethics: Deep commitment to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and forming appropriate professional boundaries.

Desirable Criteria:

• Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Good general education (GCSE English and Mathematics at Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent).

What the school offers its staff

There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests for VDU users and employee assistance helpline. Support staff in schools can also benefit from a range of national discount schemes available to education professionals such as the Blue Light Card offering savings on shopping, travel, and leisure.

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.Visas cannot be sponsored.If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

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