Hospitality Supervisor

We are seeking a knowledgeable and experienced Hospitality Supervisor.

**Key facts**:

- **Term-time, permanent**:

- 37 hours per week, _39 weeks per year_
- ** Salary**
£19,665 to £20,213, depending upon qualifications and experience based on 39 weeks
- ** Closing date**:

- Sunday 14th April 2024_

Are you an experienced chef, catering supervisor or food buyer looking for an exciting new opportunity with regular hours and generous holidays?

We are seeking a knowledgeable and experienced Hospitality Supervisor. If you have a proven track record of driving costs down through effective negotiation and enjoy working with young people, we would like to hear from you

**Summary of responsibilities**:

- Carry out ordering, receipting, storage and issuing of catering supplies for all College hospitality functions, courses, and services, as well as the cafés. To always ensure the best value and work within tight budget constraints.
- Work with the catering team to ensure a high level of customer service.
- All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
- See the Job Description for full details._
- Job Description (38.778 KB)

**Why choose us?**:
Set within the Lake District's breathtaking UNESCO World Heritage site, Kendal College is an FE college that consistently punches above its weight on the national stage. Under the leadership of our new Principal, the college is embarking on a series of bold steps to grow the college and remain a top-notch education provider for Cumbria and the North West region. Our students focus on their learning, achieve high levels of attainment and consistently give us high satisfaction ratings. The college recognises the wellbeing of its staff as a priority, as well as ensuring that excellent work is appropriately identified and that a healthy work-life balance is maintained.

**What we offer**:

- A generous holiday entitlement
- Seven efficiency days per year (pro rata) in addition to your hard-earned holiday allocation
- Sick pay and pension scheme
- Support to help you transition into college life
- Excellent CPD opportunities so you can gain a formal teaching qualification whilst working with us and continue to grow and develop
- A college that promotes and supports flexible working
- Fantastic facilities and resources to support our students
- On-site canteens with locally sourced ingredients
- A cycle-to-work and electric car scheme
- A comprehensive staff awards, rewards and wellbeing scheme, including:

- Employee assistance program with Health Assured
- Discounted gym membership
- Local discounts
- Extensive retail discounts

**What we're looking for**:
**Qualifications***:
**Essential**

**Desirable**
Level 3 Food Safety and Supervising
Level 3 Chef’s Diploma

**Experience**:
**Essential**

**Desirable**
Industry experience
Experience in educational setting
Supervisory experience
Experience in food ordering and stock control

**Knowledge & Skills**:
**Essential**

**Desirable**
Excellent timekeeping
Competent user of IT - especially Microsoft Office packages
An empathy with young people and the ability to develop good relationships with learners
Good communication skills with the capacity to build good relationships with suppliers
Able to maintain a good level of housekeeping and cleanliness
Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative
Able to maintain accurate records such as orders and cash
Impeccable food and hygiene standards and be able to demonstrate knowledge of current legislation and hygiene regulations

**Right to work**:
**Safeguarding statement**: