The Catering Department
The Catering department is run by the Head of Catering and Hospitality, supported by three line managers. The College does not have a centralised dining room and each boarding house runs its own kitchen which caters for about 70 boys and 10 members of staff. We employ nearly 30 Head Chefs and Chefs along with many Kitchen and Dining Room Assistants. During the course of a day the Catering team produces nearly 2,500 meals all from scratch and from fresh ingredients!
In addition to this we also cater for many functions, both for internal and external clients. The Functions team is led by the Functions Manager, assisted by Supervisors and Stewards (Catering Assistants). The permanent team is supported when required by casual staff.
Role
The Chef will be one of a small team working in one of the Boarding Houses. He/she will have responsibilities attached to the daily routine of the House life, including the provision of all daily meals in term-time for up to 70 boys, the Housemaster and his/her guests, and for a handful of formal occasions during term time. Standards are high, and meals are prepared daily from fresh ingredients.
Responsibilities
Working alongside the Head Chef, the Chef will:
•Assist the Head Chef in providing all meals for the pupils, Housemaster and his/her guests.
• Assist the Catering Manager and Head Chef in menu planning and ordering as required.
•Ensure all produce is check into the kitchen and correctly stored.
• Ensure stock is correctly stored and used in rotation.
•Ensure wastage is kept to a minimum.
• Ensure ALL aspects of Food Safety and Health & Safety are adhered to at all times.
•Add variation to the menu on a regular basis to ensure the offer is not deemed “boring” or “stale”.
• Prepare meals from fresh ingredients which fit into the House feeding strategy of a well-balanced and nutritious diet for the boys.
•Ensure high standards of quality and presentation at all times.
• Such other tasks as may, from time to time, be reasonably requested by the Housemaster, Catering Manager and Head Chef.
Personal Qualities
In order to be able to carry out these duties effectively, the successful applicant will be able to work flexibly and have a generally helpful and co-operative approach.
Applicants must be fit enough to cope with the physical demands of the job.Possession of NVQ 2 (or equivalent) is essential. Applicants should have several years’ experience of commercial catering, ideally but not essential in a similar environment, and be capable of preparing meals using basic ingredients.
Terms of Service
Start date
September 2020
Hours of Work
Normally any 5 days in seven, during term time only. We have vacancies for both 25 and 30 hours per week positions. Hours can be discussed at interview.
The post-holder will be expected to work occasionally to support school events, including but not limited to: dining-in nights and an annual Saturday open-day each June (attendance required 8.00am until 6.00pm).
Before and during these occasions it is likely that additional hours will be required: these should be authorised in advance by the Head of Catering & Hospitality.
There may be the opportunity to work extra hours during school holidays for additional pay, at events held for external customers or to support third party residential group bookings.
Salary
The hourly rate is £10.80 (gross) plus holiday pay. Salary is paid monthly, in arrears, to a nominated bank account in 12 equal payments. Salary levels are reviewed on 1 September annually and this appointment will next be reviewed in 2020.
Uniform and Food
Certain items of uniform will be provided, including trousers, jacket and hat. The College will provide the post holder with non-slip plain black shoes. All items must be kept clean and in good repair. The routine laundering of clothing items will be arranged through the College’s Central Laundry. The Chef is not entitled to food at the College’s expense.
Holidays
This position is entitled pro rata to the statutory holidays and is expected to work two days at the beginning and end of each term to assist with deep cleaning. Bank holidays which occur during term time are considered to be normal working days. All leave will be taken outside of normal working hours.
Probation and Notice Periods
The first four working months of employment will be a probationary period. During this period conduct and performance will be reviewed. The College may extend the probationary period if it is deemed to be required. During the probationary period the notice required to terminate employment will be one week (by either the employee or employer). The notice period will increase to one month upon the successful completion of the probationary period.
Pension and Life Cover
On employment, employees will be auto-enrolled into the College’s pension scheme according to legislative thresholds. Those who are not eligible for auto-enrolment may still elect to join the College’s pension scheme.
Initially, when joining the College’s pension scheme, employees will become a member of the College’s Group Personal Pension Plan (GPP). For this Plan, known as Tier 1, the employee contributes 5% and the employer 3%.
After 9 month’s membership of the Tier 1 plan employees may opt to join Tier 2, which is also a Group Personal Pension Plan and the contributions are 5% from the employee and a 9% contribution from the College.
Employees in Tier 1 automatically qualify for a Life Cover of 2 times salary. On entry to Tier 2 Life Cover changes to 4 times salary.
Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check
Winchester College is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the school. Therefore, this appointment will be subject to a successful Enhanced Disclosure Barring check. This will provide details of convictions, reprimands, warnings, cautions and bind overs as per the DBS filtering guidance. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders, and information about DBS filtering, is available upon request from the HR Department if required. The college may approach previous employers to seek verification, in addition to obtaining references provided by the candidate.
Data Protection Statement
Winchester College collects and processes relevant personal data as part of its everyday operations and is obliged to process it in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.
The school is the Data Controller of this data under the Act and is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office; its registration number is Z5751669.
Any queries about this policy or how personal data is processed by the school should be referred to the Data Protection Liaison Officer.
