Executive Chef - School Venue (Hiring Immediately), warwickshire

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Executive Chef - School Venue (Hiring Immediately)

Client: Compass Group

Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 6

Posted: 21.02.2025

Expiry Date: 07.04.2025

Job Description:

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Unwind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families

Bilton Grange is a co-educational Prep, Pre-Prep, and Nursery accommodating children aged 6 months to 13 years and is part of the Rugby School Group.

The year groups commence with 3+ which is The Nest, pupils aged 4 to 8 in Pre-Prep, and pupils aged 8 to 13 attend the Prep School.

We have a longstanding relationship with Bilton Grange, working closely together to improve and develop our food and education offering. We have just renewed our contract for another 10 years, reflecting the growth of our partnership and a shared commitment to deliver delicious, high-quality, sustainable food to our pupils. We know food plays a valuable role in enhancing the overall educational experience of our pupils, and this partnership is vital in ensuring we continue to foster a positive dining environment and engage our pupils in nutritional education for many years to come.

In order for pupils to develop a fantastic relationship with nourishing food, it’s really important that we make it fun and engaging for them.

That’s why we provide many experiential learning opportunities for our pupils, which are aligned with the curriculum so that they can start to understand where food comes from and the importance of healthy food choices. Our themed days are a great example of this. We recently created a Tudor-themed banquet to coincide with the pupils’ history lessons, where staff and pupils had the opportunity to dress up in traditional Tudor outfits, as well as try popular dishes of the time.

As part of the Beyond The Chartwells Kitchen programme, we also run a ‘World Food’ workshop which teaches the pupils about different tastes, smells, and cuisines from across the world. The last session we ran was about Indian food, where our catering team cooked a selection of Indian dishes for pupils to try and to help bring their learning to life.

Inclusivity is something that we encourage beyond mealtimes and the classroom through our parent engagement. We share regular updates in the school’s newsletter ‘The Bugle’, which brings to life the nutritious food their children have been served during term time, as well as showcasing the fun and educational ways they are learning about the importance of nutrition and how they can make a positive impact on the environment - such as reducing food waste. In addition, we also run frequent headteacher breakfast sessions with staff and parents, as well as our famous sports teas, to help keep them up-to-date and engaged in our food education programme.

We have now introduced two wormeries onsite to utilize and recycle our food waste. The catering staff feed the wormeries any leftover food waste from the kitchen, with the compost from this then being taken and used in the schools’ allotments, which grows a range of fruit and vegetables. Picking the fruit and vegetables that are grown in the allotment is a key component of pupils’ food education and learning at Bilton Grange, so these wormeries provide pupils with real-life examples of how food goes from the land to their plates.

We’re on a positive journey when it comes to sustainability - Bilton Grange recently won the Green Award for its most recent efforts in implementing sustainable practices - and we’re excited to see where it takes us.

Your Role:

You will manage a team of up to 40 employees, through term time schooling, accompanied by a busy events programme across the academic calendar and non-term time activities.

Who you are:

The ideal candidate will come from an independent schools background or 5-star hotel environment or equivalent. Proven experience in leading, managing, and developing successful teams across multiple sites is essential. Must be commercially astute, disciplined, organized, and experienced in developing budgets & meeting financial targets. Must have exceptional stakeholder management skills, flexibility in approach and mindset, and the ability to lead and motivate teams to deliver consistently high-quality services. Develop an inclusive, enabling, and participatory leadership approach with managers, individuals, and teams across different units promoting collaboration and coordinated outcomes.

Actively support and encourage learning and development to enable individuals to reach their potential and provide coaching and mentoring support. Initiate, develop, and implement systems, procedures, and practices to support staff engagement, development, and retention.

About Us:

As part of Compass, you'll help to feed people, fuel progress, and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks, and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!