Area Support Officer (Catering) INTERNAL
This job is internally restricted. To apply for this job you must be an employee of the Council for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date. You must also be a substantive employee (or an employee with 12 months continuous service or more) of the Council or an Apprentice. Please note that if you work for an Academy you are not an employee of the Council.
Kirklees Catering Service provides high quality catering services to schools throughout Kirklees and other authorities. It also provides café and restaurant services in some commercial premises. This is a dynamic service, ever changing and developing to improve the service to our customers.
As an Area Support Officer you will support the delivery of the catering service across all sites within our portfolio. You may also be required to take over the supervision of a kitchen in the absence of a Catering Manager/Supervisor. You will play a key role in implementing service standards and contribute to improving the performance of the kitchen teams. You will also maintain effective relationships with our customers and clients whenever working or visiting sites.
You will play a key role in supporting the delivery of a responsive, customer focused catering service that continually develops in line with the changing needs of our customers. You will work with unit managers/supervisors across the service to implement new service developments and initiatives.
Working with the Area Catering Officer and colleagues you will contribute effectively to the business development and income growth; bringing forward new ideas and initiatives for development across the whole service. You will support the planning and implementation of marketing strategies to improve uptake. An Intermediate Food Hygiene or the ability to attain this is essential.
Travel is an essential part of this job and therefore it would be extremely difficult for you to do your job effectively if you did not use a car for all or most of the time. It is essential that you hold a full and valid driving licence and it is expected that you will use your own car.
For more information about this job please contact Sharon Johnson on 07528-252157.
28 January 2021, 11:55 PM
Important Information
This vacancy is closed to applications.