An opportunity has arisen for a proactive and motivated individual with outstanding experience of delivering a catering service in a busy 24/7 operation. Reporting to the Bursar, the Catering Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation of Fettes College’s catering services.

The Catering Manager will be expected to be flexible in working hours and able to work additional hours as required for functions within the College.  It is expected that there will be continual growth and change in current demands. 

This is a permanent full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week, however, the nature of this role will require quite a degree of flexibility around weekend and evening working as required, including the attending of specific events, etc.

Annual Salary:        Attractive salary, dependent on experience, available to the right candidateStaff Benefits:         In addition to being part of a great team you will be entitled to a range of benefits that include:

• 30 days holidays and 8 days public holidays, generally taken outside term time.
• Parking within the campus grounds. The campus is easily accessed by car and bus; there is a bus stop located outside the campus serving a number of routes across the city and to rail stations.
• Membership of Westwoods gym and health club which offers a range of excellent fitness and leisure facilities including a 25m swimming pool.
• Free lunchtime meals during term time, and at other times when catering is provided, and you are on duty.
• Life insurance scheme.
• Excellent Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• You will be opted into the Fettes Trust Non-Teaching Staff Pension Scheme after 3 months service. This scheme is a money purchase one and full details of it and your options will be made available to you prior to your opt-in date. The Fettes Trust will contribute to the scheme and your contribution will be subject to the minimum overall combined employer and employee contribution limits set by the Pensions Regulator. Fettes operate a contribution matching scheme up to 10% of base salary.
• Access to discounted healthcare, additional life insurance, shopping discounts, etc through our benefits portal.

Please see the full Job Description for duties and responsibilities for this role.

Qualifications and Skills

• Considerable experience in a managerial role within a high volume catering or similar environment;
• Sound financial awareness;
• Strong awareness of and adherence to Food Hygiene and Health & Safety Regulations;
• Good all round knowledge of all areas within a catering department.
• Excellent organisational skills;
• Strong leadership qualities to embrace, engage and influence others in leading on new ideas and change and to deliver a first class catering and service provision;
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, clients and staff;
• Ability to work well under pressure.

Personal Qualities

• Passion for delivering great food and a first class catering service provision;
• Confidence to lead and engage teams;
• Positive, hands on, cheerful, can do attitude;
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others;
• Sense of own initiative;
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team with a flexible approach to the role;
• Strong, innovative and supportive leader.

The physical demands of this full time all year round role include the ability to be on your feet for the daily rostered hours and a high level of manual handling and physical dexterity.  A capacity to work well under pressure in dealing with the requirements and demands of meeting service deadlines is required.

ABOUT FETTES

Fettes College is a leading HMC co-educational boarding and day school close to the heart of Edinburgh.  It has a strong tradition of academic, sporting and cultural excellence underpinned by outstanding pastoral care.  Fettes opened its doors in 1870 and became fully co-educational in 1980: it is now an independent school of some 785 students. There are 594 students in the Senior School (13-18 years) and 191 students in the Preparatory School (7-13 years). Fettes follows the English curriculum of GCSEs, and the dual pathway of A Levels and IB. Our full-boarding ethos ensures weekends are vibrant and fun.

The academic staff in the Senior School consists of the Head and 91 full-time members of the Common Room. Our Prep School shares the same site and consists of a further 29 full-time teaching staff. Fettes is a collaborative community in which every member is working towards fully realising their potential whilst supporting those around them. 

The school stands on a stunning and secure 100-acre site, but still within walking distance of Edinburgh’s city centre. The historic main building holds the Chapel, Library, the English, Classics and History Departments as well as the Medical Centre and two boarding houses. A large purpose-built teaching block (the Spens Building) houses Art, Modern Languages, Mathematics, Economics, Geography and Music. The Theatre, Science Laboratories and Dining Hall are adjacent. The Preparatory School and seven further boarding houses (including a purpose-built co-educational U6th House) are also on the campus. Our sports facilities (including extensive playing fields, two all-weather pitches and a private Health Club) are excellent. 

We have a commitment to build even more ground-breaking facilities, including a Wellbeing Centre and construction of new Science and Innovation buildings.

As well as our teaching staff we employ over 220 Operational Staff across the many departments, including Estates, Security, Housekeeping, Finance, Admissions and Marketing with a pervading sense of community amongst staff, students and parents alike. 

OUR VISION

We have created and developed a bold new vision for Fettes, one which focuses on what we believe Fettesians should aspire to be, the skills they will need in life and the impact we want them to make in the world.

We have called this vision Fettes Moving Forward: A place to live. A place to learn. A place to grow. You can find out more about the vision - and how it shapes and informs Fettes' future at www.fettes.com/vision 

Please also watch (with sound on) our film below - Ode to Place - which complements the vision and captures the ethos of Fettes College and what a Fettes education means. 

THE AIMS OF THE COLLEGE 

Fettes College will ensure that our students:

• Feel valued and respected as individuals

• Receive the highest possible quality of education, engaging them in rigorous and relevant opportunities in a dynamic curriculum that creates lifelong learners

• Feel safe, have a sense of personal worth, are thoughtful and considerate of the needs of others, while possessing a willingness to take on responsibility

• Are encouraged to stretch and challenge themselves

• Develop a sense of self-confidence, integrity, emotional resilience, loyalty, good manners, leadership skills and teamwork

• Value a sense of community

• Are surrounded by inspirational caring staff

• Feel represented and are provided with equal opportunities regardless of gender, identity, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity or religion. 

“Our Students will leave the school knowing themselves, looking out for others, capable of thinking critically and ready to make a positive mark on their rapidly changing world. They will be bold and visionary yet compassionate; they will possess a global perspective and be ready to embrace the opportunities of the future” Helen Harrison, Head