School Chef

Location: Amblecote

School Chef When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed. To be part of a hardworking team which comprises of a Catering Manager, 5 Chefs and 11 Catering Assistants. About OSH Old Swinford Hospital is one of the countrys leading state boarding schools.

A large number of the Schools students are boarders who come from a wide range of backgrounds in the UK and also from the EU and overseas. A third of our pupils are day pupils, who usually go home after lessons, unless they are involved in sport or music, CCF or DofE. The School has now become fully co-education OSH is calm place to work.

It is inclusive, tolerant and welcoming. The atmosphere is supportive and orderly, and it is also very relaxed because for many of our pupils their school is also their home. Parents, pupils and staff are all on the same side and our pupils want to learn before going out into the wider world and making their own contribution to it.

We have had two very favourable Ofsted visits, one for boarding and one for curriculum. Were not about league tables, however. We pride ourselves on developing in our pupils a balance of academic achievement, character and resilience and weve been doing this now for nearly 360 years. Our extensive extra-curricular programme contributes to our pupils becoming happy, healthy and interested young people, for whom sport, music, art, drama, outdoor pursuits feature in their everyday lives.

Person Specification The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills:
Experience or qualifications as a chef or cook, preferably in a school, or similar setting;
Flair and passion for food;
Have excellent culinary skills with an attention to detail;
Breadth of experience, skills and achievements gained from working within a hotel, restaurant or contract catering environment is essential, a minimum of 3 years experience would be desirable; A creative thinker with sound knowledge of the current food trends;
Have sound knowledge of hygiene, health and safety requirements;
Self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure; A team player with managerial experience;
Planning and organisational skills in order to be able to run a busy food service area; A willingness to adopt a hands-on approach in a varied and demanding team environment to meet deadlines;
Positive and professional attitude;
Demonstrate a high standard of personal cleanliness and appearance;
Polite manner in dealing with pupils and staff;
Good oral communication skills Job Specification Overall Objectives:
To assist the Catering Manager in the kitchen operation and ensure the schools reputation for food quality is maintained at all times. Specific Responsibilities:
To ensure that all School requirements for catering are met, ie pupil meals, events, meetings, lettings and functions. Together with the Catering Manager and plan, prepare, cook with fresh ingredients to produce home cooked foods and present food to the standards required by the school as required by Ofsted;
To ensure that the Schools food from your section is of a high quality for each meal time and ensure HACCP procedures are followed;
To ensure the smooth and efficient running of your section;
To control portion size and monitor waste;
To ensure supplies are correctly issued, used and accounted for to carry out stock takes and food rotation procedures;
To assist in the development and planning of menus, including future food trends and be passionate about developing new styles of service and concepts in the location;
To ensure that the catering team has sufficient knowledge of produced dishes to be able to advise students/staff of allergens and content;
To assist with stock taking when required;
To supervise shifts (if required) to ensure that the production of meals on that shift are of the highest quality and are achieved by production methods that comply with all health, safety and hygiene legislation;
To ensure health and safety and food safety standards are maintained in line with school policy. Client Service:
To ensure that student are given a prompt and efficient service and expectations are consistently exceeded;
To be customer focused at all times; approachable and quick to exceed expectations in fulfilling customer needs. To ensure all food from your section is cooked, presented and served in line with School standards, using innovation in method and style of presentation and food service;
People:
To supervise and teach the trainee chefs when in your section;
To support, supervise and encourage the catering assistants;
To treat members of the team as you would expect to be treated. Financial Management:
To ensure that all standards of food preparation and service within your section are established and achieved in line with school budget;
To have an understanding of food costing, and menu planning;
To ensure stock,…