Canteen Manager, Smalls Road Public School

Smalls Road Public School P&C Association is looking to employ a canteen manager to start January 2023. Initially 1 day per week we are looking for an experienced canteen manager who can lead the expansion of our canteen service in 2023.

Hours: 6 hours per week – Every Friday during school terms from 8:30am-2:30pm. Please note more hours may become available in the future

Start date: Friday January 27, 2023

Pay Rates: Casual Fast Food Award Rate

The successful applicant will have:

Main duties and responsibilities:

The Canteen Manager is responsible for the management of the day-to-day operations of the school canteen. This includes the following responsibilities:

• Planning, organising, and monitoring the day to day operations of the canteen, including the rostering of workers (paid or otherwise), daily record-keeping, opening and closing the canteen, preparation and cooking for service and ensuring all workers/volunteers sign in and out
• Developing, implementing and managing procedures to deliver the food service
• Providing leadership to canteen employees and volunteers to ensure the delivery of an affordable food service to the school community
• Ordering, purchasing and checking all supplies against invoices and delivery dockets
• Preparation of invoices for payment and approval by authorised officers weekly, with notification provided to the Smalls Road P&C Canteen Treasurer Representative to allow for account payment
• Data entry of payments including a balance each month, reconciling at end of each month to the bank statements of the canteen accounts
• Use food preparation and food handling skills to minimise waste, ensuring effective recording of wastage
• Induction and training volunteers in the food preparation and other procedures to deliver a safe and affordable food service to the school community including maintaining records of all inductions and training provided
• Ensuring that the products and services supplied by the canteen are marketed and promoted to maximize sales on a daily basis
• Ensuring that prices are monitored and value for money considered with any adjustments being approved by the P&C Association
• Counting, recording and reconciling the daily takings according to the P&C Associations policy for safe handling of money
• Ensure that stock is kept at appropriate levels and a stock take is carried out and reported at the end of each school term
• Implement procedures and processes regarding food safety to ensure that correct food handling and hygiene practices are performed to prevent food spoilage and contamination
• Ensuring all canteen workers including volunteers are familiar with correct food handling and hygiene practices in line with relevant legislation
• Co-operate with the Smalls Road Public School P&C Association, in organising the ordering, delivery and storage of items for special events being conducted by the P&C Association
• Ensuring the health, safety and welfare of others in the canteen including undertaking a canteen risk assessment and documentation for hazards every term according to WH&S legislation, the P&C Associations WH&S policy and any WH&S requirements set by the school
• Responsible for security of money, keys, stock and equipment related to the canteen
• Responsible for the arming of security alarms, locking of doors and windows, switching off all appliances (except refrigeration units) are completed at the end of the day
• Restricting entry to the canteen to only those who are authorised to be there
• Ensuring that the cleaning incidental to the main function of the canteen is carried out daily (e.g. dusting of shelves and stock, wiping down benches, cleaning of all equipment and fixtures) in accordance to the cleaning procedures set out in the food safety plan
• Logging maintenance issues and adhering to WH&S policies and procedures
• Ensuring a pleasant working environment for all
• Ensure that the operation of the canteen is in line with the values of the P&C Association and school community
• Ensuring that students are treated with respect and dignity and should any issues arise, these will be immediately reported in writing to both the P&C Association’s employer representative and the school Principal
• Ensuring that any child welfare issue is reported to the school Principal
• Ensuring that any potential volunteer has a Working With Children Check and has completed the NSW Department of Education Declaration For Child-Related Workers Form prior to commencing volunteer work.