Hospitality & Catering School Chef Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Up to £13.77 / hour

Are you passionate about catering, teamwork, and delivering exceptional service? Vertas is looking for a dedicated **Head of Kitchen** to join our Catering Team.**Who are Vertas?** Vertas delivers trusted, integrated facilities management solutions across Great Britain. Our team of 5,000 colleagues provides a comprehensive range of facilities services, including cleaning, catering, property design, recruitment, transport, and environmental management. You'll find us putting the customer at the heart of everything we do, while prioritising our colleagues' health, safety and wellbeing.**About the Role:** Based at **Woodthorpe Infant, NG5 4JG**, you will be working **7:30am to 2:00pm, Monday to Friday**, **30 hours per week, 39.2 weeks per year**. You'll play a key role in delivering high quality school meals while leading the day to day operation of the kitchen.**Your responsibilities will include:*** Preparing and serving nutritious meals in line with menu specifications.* Managing the daily operation of the kitchen and ensuring service standards are maintained.* Supervising and supporting kitchen colleagues.* Monitoring food safety, hygiene and Health and Safety requirements.* Managing stock levels, ordering supplies and minimising waste.* Maintaining accurate records in line with company procedures.* Ensuring high standards of cleanliness throughout the kitchen.**Who are we looking for?*** Experience working within a catering environment, preferably in a supervisory role.* Excellent customer service and communication skills.* A team player who can lead by example.* The ability to organise workloads and work efficiently under pressure.* A positive and flexible approach to work.* A commitment to delivering excellent food and service standards.**What You'll Bring*** Strong organisational and time management skills.* Knowledge of food hygiene and Health and Safety practices.* The ability to motivate and support a team.* Attention to detail and a passion for quality food service.***Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.******Offers of employment are subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, which may include:**** ***Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check \\* Children's Barred List check (where applicable) \\* Right to Work checks \\* Satisfactory references \\* Verification of qualifications and professional registrations (where applicable) \\* Occupational Health and medical clearance (where applicable) \\* Assessment of suitability to work with children******This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. As this role is eligible for an Enhanced DBS check, applicants are required to declare any cautions and convictions that are not protected under current filtering rules.*** #J-18808-Ljbffr