Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy Company is committee to the safeguarding and welfare of students

Recruitment Pack

Catering Manager

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy Company is committed to safeguarding and welfare of students.

Contents

Welcome Letter Page 3

Our Objectives Page 4

Our Community Page 5-6

Teaching School Page 7

Central Services Team Page 8

Terms and Conditions of Employment Overview Page 9-10

Application Information Page 11

Job Description Page 12-13

Person Specification Page 14

Welcome to the

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy Company.

Dear Applicant

Thank you for your interest in the position of Catering Manager within the Our Lady of

Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy. I hope that the accompanying recruitment pack will be of

assistance in providing an overview of our MAC and what it will mean to lead the delivery of

our exciting plans for our community of school as our Catering Manager.

Our Vision is to provide ’Quality Seamless Catholic Education from Reception to Post 16 for

All’ The traditional and vocational curriculum offer is enriched by a varying range of

educational trips and visits, performances and events that all children can enjoy. We are

committed to developing the whole person and ensuring each child achieves their potential

with a strong sense of morality, spiritual embracement, self confidence and respect.

The Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC is proud of its high standards and recognises how

important our passionate and committed workforce is to our success. The Directors are

committed to supporting the wellbeing of all staff, leading to a motivated and loyal workforce.

I hope that you find the information enclosed useful in your considerations. Much more can

be found on our website www.lourdesmac.org.uk Should you share and wish to lead the

delivery of our vision, I very much look forward to hearing from you.

With best wishes

Mrs Ann Cullwick

Chief Finance and Operations Officer

Our commitment to developing provision, improving learning and achieving greater out-

comes within and across our schools is set out in the core objectives:

Promoting the Catholic Ethos across our schools

Providing seamless Catholic based Education from Reception to Sixth Form

Delivering outstanding Teaching & Learning

Securing a safe environment for students to learn

Providing outstanding pastoral care for students

Providing professional development opportunities for all staff

Development of the whole person, both students and staff

Our Objectives

Our Community

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy Company has existed since July 2014, with the initial conversion of four of the Catholic Schools within Bromsgrove and Redditch.

The Central Team has developed since this date to support all the schools within the MAC, to provide a professional and efficient service in all are-as.

All the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Schools are dedicated to delivering the highest standards of education and pastoral care com-bined with extensive non-curriculum activities, so that students are safe, continually challenged and personally fulfilled.

Every year a varied and culturally rich range of Educational Visits take place

in order to enhance a student’s Social, Moral and Cultural development

and each of our schools run varied programmes of extracurricular clubs

that students are encouraged to participate in as part of their own person-

nel development and enrichment.

St. Peter’s Catholic First School

Our academy welcomes families of all faiths and beliefs

living in Bromsgrove and the surrounding areas and is

committed to providing a caring, happy and stimulating

environment in which pupils of all abilities achieve their

full potential – academically, socially and spiritually.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School

We provide high standards of teaching in a happy, car-

ing and stimulating environment so that pupils flourish,

grow and aspire to do their best. Alongside the National

Curriculum we incorporate the International Primary

Curriculum so that subjects are linked as we know that

the more connections the brain can make the better a

child can learn.

St. Thomas More Catholic First School

We pride ourselves on being happy, welcoming and car-

ing community, which seeks to ensure that children

leave school with a secure academic, social and spiritual

grounding that will inspire aspiration and success.

St. Bede’s Catholic Middle School

Our Catholic ethos is enriched by the uniqueness and

diversity of all faiths & beliefs and because of this our

pastoral values provide a firm foundation for students to

grow academically, morally, emotionally & socially.

St. Augustine’s Catholic High School & Sixth Form Centre

We are a Catholic school that strives to live and serve as

a witness to the teachings and traditions of the Catholic

Church. Our distinctive ethos supports a deep

personal faith but wholeheartedly welcomes diversity

and difference in beliefs and culture.

St Augustine’s Catholic High School was designated as a National Teaching School in

September 2017 and since that time, it has taken a leading role in providing a range of

support to other schools and teachers. Its focus is to develop and disseminate excellent

practice by providing training and development for new and experienced teachers and

leaders.

The Teaching School serves a wide geographical area covering Worcestershire,

Warwickshire, Staffordshire and Birmingham.

The support provided comprises: -

• Support focused school to school support

• School centred initial teacher training SCITT

• Peer to Peer professional and leadership development

• Recruitment and training of Specialist Leaders in Educations SLEs

• Professional development opportunities for teachers

St Augustine’s

Teaching School

The Central Services Team at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC offers a wide range

of services to our schools, to allow them the concentrate on education.

Operational Areas.

The Central Team have responsibility for the four main operational areas Finance, Human

Resources, Premises and Information Technology.

In addition, there is a centrally appointed Data Protection Officer and Data Manager and

advice and support on Governance is provided to our Local Governing Bodies by the

Company Secretary.

The Team

The Central Team is based at The Oaks business park in Redditch. The team have access

to excellent office, meeting and training facilities which can also be utilised by our

schools. The Central Team are managed by the Chief Finance and Operations Officer.

For More information on the Central Services Team visit our website

Www.lourdesmac.org.uk/central-team/

Central Team

Terms and Conditions of Employment Overview

The following information highlights key aspects of the Multi Academy terms and conditions of employ-

ment. Full terms and conditions are set out in the Employment Contract. Shortlisted candidates will be

given the opportunity to ask questions about the terms and conditions of employment at their formal

interview.

Teaching Staff Salary

Salary and the general terms and conditions of employment are those contained in the current Schools

Teachers’ Par & Conditions of Service for School Teachers’ in England and Wales (Burgundy Book) as

applied by , adopted or amended and subject to the decisions made from time to time by the Multi Acad-

emy relating to the employment of Multi Academy employees.

Support Staff Salary

The general terms and conditions of employment are those negotiated nationally by the National Joint

Council of Local Government (The Green Book) as applied by, adopted or amended and subject to the

decisions made from time to time by the Multi Academy relating to the employment of Multi Academy

employees.

Pension Schemes

The Multi Academy offers membership of the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme for teaching staff , current

employer contribution rate 23.68% and the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for Support staff

employer contribution rate 17.7%

Working Time - Teaching staff

The School Teachers Pay & Conditions Document does not set specific working weeks for members of the

leadership group and those on the pay range for leading practitioners. School Leaders will be required to

be available for duty at reasonable times to undertake the professional duties assigned in accordance

with the Document.

A Teacher employed full-time must be available for work 195 days, 190 days during term time and 5 days

during school closure periods and must be available for work for 1265 hours to be allocated reasonably

throughout those days in the school year on which the teacher is required to be available for work.

Terms & Conditions

Working Time - Support staff

Support Staff contracts will be based on full time equivalent of either 32.5 or 37 hours per week (pro-rata

for part time staff) and payable whole year or term time only, as appropriate to the role. Flexible working

arrangements are available example: short working hours non term time, flexible start and finish times.

Work Location

The Catering Manager base will be the Central Team offices however they will spend a large proportion of

their time visiting the various school sites. Flexible working conditions are provided example working

from home.

Probationary Period

Support staff who are newly appointed to the Multi Academy are subject to a satisfactory probationary

period of 6 months before they are confirmed in post as a Multi Academy employee. Any staff within

their probationary period are entitled to 1 month’s notice on either side.

Continuous Employment

Under employment law, various employee rights are depended on the period of continuous employment

worked such as the calculation of annual leave entitlement, sick pay and maternity pay. At the Our Lady

Of Lourdes Catholic MAC, continuous employment is continued.

Activities Outside of Normal Working Hours

Any outside employment, either paid or unpaid , must not in the view of the Multi Academy conflict with

or react detrimentally to the Multi Academy’s interests or in any way weaken public confidence in the

conduct of the Multi Academy’s business.

Data Protection

The organisation will comply with the provisions of relevant UK data protection legislation. Job applicants

can view the relevant Privacy Notice on the website www.lourdesmac.org.uk

Vacancies with Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC are advertised on our website

www.lourdesmac.org.uk

How to Apply

All candidates should complete the Catholic Education Service application form in full, this can be found

on our website www.lourdesmac.org.uk

If you are asked to provide a letter with your application form, it should be no more than 2 sides of A4 in

11 font.

Please do not provide CVs as these cannot be accepted.

Information about the MAC

Further information about the MAC can be found on our website www.lourdesmac.org.uk

Application deadline

Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Applications

Completed applications should be emailed to HR@lourdesmac.org.uk

Interview candidates will need to provide evidence of;

Right to work in the UK

Photograph ID (current passport or driving licence)

Evidence of qualifications

Provide ID to confirm address

Information

“The Executive Principal and Head of School exude a determination to enable every pupil to

achieve his or her potential. Governors, leaders, staff, pupils and students all share high ex-

pectations for pupil’s achievement and their personal development.”

“A ‘learning culture’ is firmly embedded among pupils. In all subjects, pupils are keen to dis-

cuss and

debate ideas and approaches. They are eager to find out more, and determined to improve.

Not a minute is wasted in lessons, and pupils readily continue their enquiries and endeav-

ours out of class.”

Comments from our SECTION 48 Inspection—February 2019

Comments from our OFSTED Inspection— May 2017

Core Purpose

The Catering Manager of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Company, will provide visible

strategic leadership across the Multi Academy to drive outstanding catering provision at all our sites

providing a food experience our children can enjoy and staff can be proud to deliver.

The Catering Manager will fulfill Catering Management support to schools outside of our Multi Academy

via Service Level Agreements.

Duties and Responsibilities— Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC

• Determine the requirements of the school and propose a catering options that has the child at that

heart and is bespoke to the school needs and in line with the Lourdes Lunches brand.

• Build strong professional relationship with School leaders and maintain communication channels to

ensure they remain informed on provision developments.

• Research catering trends and develop a marketing plan to promote Lourdes Lunches and the Catering

offer.

• Plan student engagement programmes to inspire the students and promote the food industry.

• Adhere to food and health industry regulations and standards ensuring compliance across all sites.

• Develop relationship with suppliers to ensure best quality and affordable prices.

• Embed a system to track catering expenses and maintain accurate records which can be efficiently

consolidated for the Multi Academy.

• Develop positive working relationship with the Catering teams.

• Line management of the Senior onsite Catering Staff ensuring a rigours appraisal process in undertak-

en, Provide coaching and mentoring support and promote the Multi Academy wellbeing strategy.

• Uphold the Catholic ethos and values at all times.

Job Description

Catering Manager Grade : Competitive Salary with potential additional remuneration for exceptional

performance.

Accountable to: Chief Finance and Operations Officer

Responsible for: School based Catering teams

Hours: Full time, flexible working arrangements are available. It is expected that

the post holder will work flexibly to meet the demands of the role.

“The Executive Principal and Head of School exude a determination to enable every pupil to

achieve his or her potential. Governors, leaders, staff, pupils and students all share high ex-

pectations for pupil’s achievement and their personal development.”

“A ‘learning culture’ is firmly embedded among pupils. In all subjects, pupils are keen to dis-

cuss and

debate ideas and approaches. They are eager to find out more, and determined to improve.

Not a minute is wasted in lessons, and pupils readily continue their enquiries and endeav-

ours out of class.”

Comments from our SECTION 48 Inspection—February 2019

Comments from our OFSTED Inspection— May 2017

Duties and Responsibilities— Catering management support contracts

Catering management support is provided via Service Level Agreements to schools outside of the Multi Academy.

Depending on the level of service brought in the following duties and responsibilities are expected:

• Provide strategic support to School leaders to enable them to get the best from the onsite catering teams.

• Provide support to School leaders as they transfer their catering provision to a ‘inhouse’ service .

• Provide training events to all catering teams to support staff development.

• Provide coaching and mentoring support to Senior onsite catering staff.

• Uphold the ethos, vision and mission of Lourdes Lunches.

This list is not exhaustive and subject to change after consultation with the post holder.

“The Executive Principal and Head of School exude a determination to enable every pupil to

achieve his or her potential. Governors, leaders, staff, pupils and students all share high ex-

pectations for pupil’s achievement and their personal development.”

“A ‘learning culture’ is firmly embedded among pupils. In all subjects, pupils are keen to dis-

cuss and

debate ideas and approaches. They are eager to find out more, and determined to improve.

Not a minute is wasted in lessons, and pupils readily continue their enquiries and endeav-

ours out of class.”

Comments from our SECTION 48 Inspection—February 2019

Comments from our OFSTED Inspection— May 2017

Personal Specification

Catering Manager

Essential:

• Accredited course in Catering Management.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Catering Management.

• Knowledge of electronic catering management systems.

• Knowledge of food standards in schools.

• Exceptional ability to deliver catering services within budget and on time.

• Ability to inspire and motivate staff to achieve the mission and vision. • Ability to coordinate catering requirements with all stakeholders.

• The ability to apply industry knowledge to improve catering services.

• Advanced knowledge of best practices in catering management.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Commitment to equality of opportunity and inclusion. • Committee to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children. • Uphold the Catholic Office. Desirable: • Experience in an education setting.

• Business management qualification.

• Experience of developing KPIs to monitor strategic objectives and organisational health. • Understanding of effective systems for complaint resolution and managing conflict and ability to

apply in practice to support continuous improvement

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“The Executive Principal and Head of School exude a determination to enable every pupil to

achieve his or her potential. Governors, leaders, staff, pupils and students all share high ex-

pectations for pupil’s achievement and their personal development.”

“A ‘learning culture’ is firmly embedded among pupils. In all subjects, pupils are keen to dis-

cuss and

debate ideas and approaches. They are eager to find out more, and determined to improve.

Not a minute is wasted in lessons, and pupils readily continue their enquiries and endeav-

ours out of class.”

Comments from our SECTION 48 Inspection—February 2019

Comments from our OFSTED Inspection— May 2017