Food Servery and Hospitality Supervisor

St Edward’s is seeking an experienced Food Servery & Hospitality Supervisor to join our busy Catering Department. If you have a strong background in catering and hospitality, this is your opportunity to play a key role in delivering exceptional service at a leading independent school.

As the Food Servery & Hospitality Supervisor, you will oversee front-of-house operations during service hours, providing seamless and efficient service. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the serving of food is effectively managed.
• Maintaining discipline and fostering a positive atmosphere within the servery team.
• Liaising with management to ensure optimal rota scheduling and staffing levels.
• Ensuring strict adherence to hygiene standards, health and safety regulations, and food safety protocols.
• Maintaining cleanliness and tidiness across all areas of the Catering Department.
• Hosting, managing, and assisting with internal and external events, providing excellent service during hospitality functions.

Our Catering Department serves approximately 2,000 meals daily and handles a wide variety of events, including charity balls, formal dinners, weddings, and catering for sports and summer schools.

About you

You will need to have a Basic Food Hygiene certification (or equivalent) and Health and Safety certification (or equivalent) as a minimum. We are looking for someone with proven experience in working in a large-scale catering environment, along with strong people management skills. You should be able to motivate, train, and develop your team while maintaining high service standards in a fast-paced setting.

A full job description is available below:

Full job description for the role of Food Servery and Hospitality Supervisor

Application forms can be found in the blue ‘useful links’ box to the right, or below, depending on your device. Completed forms should be emailed to recruitment@stedwardsoxford.org or posted to Recruitment, St Edward’s School, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 7NN.

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 2nd April 2025.

Interviews will likely take place in the week commencing 7th April 2025.

St Edward’s does not accept applications from recruitment agencies.

St Edward’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we aim to create and maintain a safe environment for our pupils, where they feel respected and supported. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to become familiar with our policies and procedures for child protection and security. All staff are required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

St Edward’s School is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on age, race, sex, religion, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic. Please see our Equal Opportunities & Dignity at Work policy on our website for further details.

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