Job Description

Company DescriptionCaterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the Company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across the UK. The company caters more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our xe2x80x9cFresh Food Policyxe2x80x9d is the foundation of our success and growth in the market coupled with a desire to truly deliver on the promises we make to our clients and support our site-based teams.Excellent Salary for Right ApplicantHave you changed to a new Catering Contractor or are changing, why not go for a new role with Caterlink in Exeter at Exeter College Term- Time Chef/School Cook Supervisor working 7.30 to 3.30, 39 weeks a yearWe are looking for a good school cook / chef who would like to work term-time running a busy College Cafe. The menu is varied with all food cooked from scratch so a good understanding of food and trends is essential, along with a high expectation for food hygiene, cleanliness and health and safety as well as loving leading a team.The role would cover proactive management of kitchen team consisting of an assistant cook and front of house supervisor who manages the FOH team of 3.You would be supported by the back of house team who manage the finance and placing the orders as well as a fulltime Assistant GM and part time GM.You would be accountable for maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks within budget. Innovative menu planning within specified budgets ensuring high standard of food presentation and portion/quality control.As well as managing COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environment policies and duty of care to customers and colleagues within the cafeIdeally you would be someone with previous catering experience within a similar food quality environment either a large school or college or wanting to have a work life balance and have relevant qualificationsWeeks Worked & BenefitsThe Role is for 39 weeks a year with 5 weeks holiday pay which is 195 working days. No holiday is allowed outside of the closed periods, so all holiday is deemed to be within these times.As well as an enjoyable place to work, Caterlink offer a comprehensive benefits package including access to offers, promotions and discounts to retail and leisure providers.Hours & SalaryThe hours are 7.30am to 3.30pm with 30 mins unpaid break, this equates to 37.5 hours per week, Term start 22nd August 2025, with Oct 1 week off, Christmas 2 weeks off, Feb 1 week off, Easter 2 weeks off, May 1 week off and July and Aug 6 weeks off.The weeks are 44 paid, with an hourly rate of up to xc2xa315.5 per hour for the right level of experience and skillThis equates to about 25K per year - just over 2k per monthContactPlease contact Felicity Aska, General Manager on or Donna Bradley Assistant General Manager on by sending CV and a short covering letter as to why you would like this role or phone on 01392 400942 for detailsClosing DateClosing date is 28th April, with interviews / trial time up to the 9th May 2025 - start August 23rd 2025 or can start earlier in MayQualificationsSome baking experience will be requiredAdditional InformationThere are many advantages to working for us including:

• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Work/life balance - term-time only and no weekends!
• Employee Discount Platform for savings at supermarkets, cinema, restaurants and many more!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension scheme

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