Regional Catering Manager (North East)

Please note: the post holder will be engaging in regulated activity and will have the opportunity for contact with children. This position is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Northern Education Trust (NET) is a charitable education Trust with a good track record for school improvement. The Trust sponsors 29 academies; 16 secondary and 13 primaries across the North of England in eleven Local Authority regions.

The Trust operates an in-house catering service and is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Regional Catering Manager to support the Trust Catering Manager. You will be based in the academy closest to your home, with a requirement to travel across all trust academies.

This will be for the North East Region: Stockton, Sunderland, Newcastle & Hartlepool.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust and to develop the catering service provided to our students.

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the operation of the catering service within the academies in your region. You will also be able to demonstrate excellent craft skills, and be able to influence, and motivate the catering teams positively.

The successful candidate will:

• Ensure that all areas of catering adhere to statutory requirements and are compliant to food safety legislation, Natasha’s Law, health & safety requirements, HACCP & CoSHH.
• Be skilled in cooking activities across the full range of menu provision from preparation of menus, portion control, special dietary meals and corporate events and hospitality where required.
• Work to increase up take of meals across all academies.
• Provide operational support to both primary and secondary academies in the absence of key colleagues and/or where training requirements are identified.
• Monitor and review key performance indicators, create relevant reports and action plans.
• Ensure all academies provide an outstanding catering experience to all students, staff and visitors.
• Be able to travel between all Trust academies

Experience/Qualifications/Personal Skills Required:

• Level 3 Food Safety.
• NVQ level 3 in Professional Cookery/Food Production and Cooking.
• Knowledge of school catering is preferred but not essential, however the ideal candidate must at least have experience of dealing with multi-site catering services and managing a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead teams and engage others

For further information or an informal conversation about the role, please contact Gareth Hickin, Trust Catering Manager at g.hickin@northerneducationtrust.org

The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and well being of our students.