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This is a permanent full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week, however, the nature of this role will require quite a degree of flexibility around weekend and evening working as required, including the attending of specific events, etc.
Annual Salary: Attractive salary, dependent on experience, available to the right candidate
Staff Benefits: In addition to being part of a great team you will be entitled to a range of benefits that include:
- 30 days holidays and 8 days public holidays, generally taken outside term time.
- Parking within the campus grounds. The campus is easily accessed by car and bus; there is a bus stop located outside the campus serving a number of routes across the city and to rail stations.
- Membership of Westwoods gym and health club which offers a range of excellent fitness and leisure facilities including a 25m swimming pool.
- Free lunchtime meals during term time, and at other times when catering is provided, and you are on duty.
- Life insurance scheme.
- Excellent Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- You will be opted into the Fettes Trust Non-Teaching Staff Pension Scheme after 3 months service. This scheme is a money purchase one and full details of it and your options will be made available to you prior to your opt-in date. The Fettes Trust will contribute to the scheme and your contribution will be subject to the minimum overall combined employer and employee contribution limits set by the Pensions Regulator. Fettes operate a contribution matching scheme up to 10% of base salary.
- Access to discounted healthcare, additional life insurance, shopping discounts, etc through our benefits portal.
An opportunity has arisen for a proactive and motivated individual with outstanding experience of delivering a catering service in a busy 24/7 operation. Reporting to the Bursar, the Catering Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation of Fettes College’s catering services.
The Catering Manager will be expected to be flexible in working hours and able to work additional hours as required for functions within the College. It is expected that there will be continual growth and change in current demands.
Please see the full Job Description for duties and responsibilities for this role.
- Considerable experience in a managerial role within a high volume catering or similar environment;
- Sound financial awareness;
- Strong awareness of and adherence to Food Hygiene and Health & Safety Regulations;
- Good all round knowledge of all areas within a catering department.
- Excellent organisational skills;
- Strong leadership qualities to embrace, engage and influence others in leading on new ideas and change and to deliver a first class catering and service provision;
- Ability to communicate effectively with customers, clients and staff;
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Passion for delivering great food and a first class catering service provision;
- Confidence to lead and engage teams;
- Positive, hands on, cheerful, can do attitude;
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others;
- Sense of own initiative;
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team with a flexible approach to the role;
- Strong, innovative and supportive leader.
The physical demands of this full time all year round role include the ability to be on your feet for the daily rostered hours and a high level of manual handling and physical dexterity. A capacity to work well under pressure in dealing with the requirements and demands of meeting service deadlines is required.
Closing Date: 17th May 2024
