Food and Beverage Manager Reference: ECC/14/2750
Closing Date: 14 September 2014 Interviews: 18 & 19 September 2014
Easthampstead Park Conference Centre is set within a Victorian country mansion, standing at the end of a half-mile, tree-lined driveway. This Jacobean style building is beautifully located in 60 acres of parkland. The centre caters primarily for conferences and corporate functions midweek, and weddings over the weekend. There are 66 bedrooms for residential clients having breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Applying for this vacancy
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Message from the Manager
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Job Description
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Person Specification
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Learning and Development
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Staff Benefits
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Working in the UK
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Positive about people with a disability
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Equal Opportunities
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Applying for this vacancy Please read the information in this document before you complete your application form. You will need to make clear: • •
Why you are interested in the position What relevant skills and experience you have (refer to Job Description and Person Specification)
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Message from the Manager September 2014
Dear Candidate, RE: Food and Beverage Manager – Easthampstead Park Conference Centre Thank you for expressing an interest in this post at Easthampstead Park Conference Centre. As a valued member of the Senior Management Team you will be integral in ensuring the effective and efficient provision of catering and bar services at the centre. You will lead a team of forty team members and report into the Operations and General Manager. A key part of the role is to assist the management team in planning the business in terms of both sales of the business and project management. The centre operates over one hundred weddings and functions per year, plus weekday and weekend conferences. You will be expected to cover the business as required and to ensure that suitable management and supervisory cover is available during operation. This role normally involves you working five days out of seven per week. If you have what we are looking for and believe you can fulfil this role, this is an excellent opportunity and I would encourage you to apply. We look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully,
Andy Lucas General Manager
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Job Description Department:
Environment, Culture & Communities Post Number: ELP 200
Job Title: Food and Beverage Manager Location: Easthampstead Park Conference Centre
JOB PURPOSE
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To assist the General and Operations Manager in ensuring effective and efficient management of the Catering and Bar services of the Conference Centre. To ensure that at all times the highest standards of service are established and maintained. The post holder will manage consistently with the aims and objectives set by the Council
DESIGNATION OF POST AND POSITION WITHIN DEPARTMENTAL STRUCTURE
Chief Officer – Leisure and Culture I
Head of Recreation I
Conference Centre - General Manager I
Conference Centre Operations Manager I
Food and Beverage Manager
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • • • •
To assume responsibility for the effective and efficient “day to day” management of Catering and Bar Services at Easthampstead Park Conference Centre ensuring team member schedules are adequate at all times by managing rota’s, annual leave and sickness absence within the team To appoint supervise, train and develop team members with the assistance of the management team and General Manager ensuring all newly appointed team members are inducted in accordance with the Council and Easthampstead Park Conference Centre procedures. To approve staff overtime and timesheets and submit monthly payroll information as dictated by payroll deadlines. To develop services to meet the needs of customers and carry out project management as required, to ensure the highest standard of customer service are maintained at all times.
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To assess requirements for equipment and to monitor equipment and plant state to ensure efficient running of the department and to maintain inventories of all catering and bar light equipment. To maintain records for Environmental Health Officer reports and ensure the department meets required standards at all times ensuring compliance with Food Safety regulations. To keep abreast of Legislation, Codes of Practice and Regulations as they relate to the operation of the Conference Centre, to include the Health and Safety at Work Act, Food Hygiene Act and the licensing act in conjunction with the General Manager. To ensure health, safety and welfare of employees, clients and contractors relevant to Catering and Bar practices. To assist in the preparation of reports as required in conjunction with other Managers in the team. To work with the Head Chef to review menus as required for all aspects of the business, reviewing pricing for food and beverage to ensure that suitable gross profit levels are met. With the approved stock taker, ensure this is carried out monthly reporting any issues to the General and Operations Manager. To attend weekly operations meetings ensuring all relevant team members are informed of any special client arrangements when the Food and Beverage Manager is not present To act as ‘on call’ manager on a rota basis with the management team and such other duties as may from time to time be necessary, compatible with the nature of the post. To attend site management meetings as required and to work ‘duty manager’ shifts as required by the operation.
It should be noted that the above list of main duties and responsibilities is not necessarily a complete statement of the final duties of the post. It is intended to give an overall view of the position and should be taken as guidance only.
SCOPE OF JOB (Budgetary/Resource Control, Impact) Responsible for all Catering and Bar staff, this post plays a key role in maintaining and continually improving a quality, customer orientated service at Easthampstead Park. This is paramount to the success of the Centre. Easthampstead Park Conference Centre has 36 established posts supplemented by a number of casual and agency staff predominantly employed to serve during conferences and banquets. The Conference Centre generates income in excess of £1.6m/year. The Conference Centre has operated on a commercial basis since 1982. The Centre attracts custom from public, private and voluntary sectors. The core business incorporates the hosting of conferences and a training venue, both residential and non-residential. A large proportion of the annual income is also generated via banqueting, wedding receptions, and private parties.
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Person Specification ESSENTIAL Qualifications And Training
HND level in Hotel, Catering or Hospitality Management or equivalent/higher
DESIRABLE Advanced food hygiene certificate IOSH (Health and Safety)
Basic food hygiene certificate COSHH training Competence Summary (Knowledge, abilities, skills, experience)
Experience of working in a similar environment such as a hotel, restaurant or leisure environment. Significant experience in a management post within the hospitality industry Knowledge of relevant Health & Safety legislation and best practice Understanding of HACCP controls and general cleaning procedures in a commercial food environment Understanding of current liquor licensing legislation Basic understanding of cost controls and profit margins and their implications on the business Knowledge of working with Microsoft outlook, excel and word Able to manage a large team effectively with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with customers and staff Due to the hands-on nature of the role, the ability to cope with a physically demanding role
Work-related Personal Requirements
Able to use own initiative
Other Work Requirements
Able to work flexible hours to cover the business requirement
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Able to organise and prioritise workload and delegate tasks to a team
Experience Banqueting catering services
Knowledge
Learning and Development It is important to us that you feel confident and able to do a good job. We actively encourage all employees to take up the wide variety of learning and development available. We use a formal appraisal process and electronic training needs analyses to identify skills gaps and personal development opportunities. As well as face to face workshops, we support coaching and mentoring opportunities, secondments, project working and access to a range of e-learning.
Staff Benefits Please visit http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/workingforthecouncil
Terms and Conditions The post will be offered as a permanent appointment subject to ONE months notice on either side. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and medical clearance. All employees will also be required to undertake a probationary period of 6 months. Appointment onto the permanent staff will be subject to the successful completion of this probationary period.
Salary The salary range for this post is £27,100 - £27,844 per annum, dependent on qualifications and experience.
Working Hours The basic working week is 37 hours. On occasion, it will be necessary to work additional hours including weekends. When additional hours are worked, these would normally be taken back as time off in lieu or paid as overtime.
Holidays The annual holiday entitlement is 27 days plus bank holidays. Annual holiday entitlement increases with length of service (4 extra days after 3 years continuous Local Government service). To give you extra flexibility, you have the option of buying, selling or banking annual leave. By arrangement with your manager, you can buy or bank up to 10 days or sell up to 5 days (subject to making sure your leave days do not fall below 20 days per year).
Pension Bracknell Forest Council operates the Local Government Pension Scheme, which is a Career Average Reevaluated Earnings (CARE) scheme, open to everyone up to the age of 75. Contributions depend on salary level, for example, a salary of £21,001 to £34,000pa contributes at 6.5%. Updated May 2014
More about applying References Please give the names and addresses of two people who will provide a reference. At least one should be from your current/last employer, but references from school/colleges are also acceptable. If you give a home address for a referee, please indicate which employer or school/college they represent. For posts in contact with children/young people or vulnerable adults employment references will not be accepted from relatives or people writing solely in the capacity of friends. However, your referees may include someone you know with standing in the community i.e. a teacher, vicar etc
Working In The UK You must be entitled to work in the UK before you can start work with us. If you have any doubt of your ability to work in the UK visit: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/
Positive about people with a disability We are a Disability Symbol User and as such have made a commitment to guarantee an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria of the person specification. To help us with our commitment to this guarantee, please indicate if you have a disability on your application form.
Equal Opportunities We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to providing equality of opportunity to all. Our aim is to treat all employees and prospective employees with integrity, respect and consideration. We aim to ensure that individuals are recruited, selected, trained and promoted on the basis of ability, job requirements, skills, aptitudes and other objective criteria. In this respect we will ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, marital status or disability, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which are not covered by legislation or existing codes of practice.
Medical Questionnaire You may be asked about your physical ability to perform the job during interview. As a condition of the Offer of Employment, the successful applicant will be asked to complete an Occupational Health questionnaire from which our Occupational Health Advisor will assess your medical suitability to do the job. You may be required to attend a medical examination.
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Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 You are required to give details on the application form of all convictions and cautions, except ‘spent’ convictions. Any information which you give will be strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to this or a similar position for which you may be considered with us. You must declare any convictions which occurred in the following periods, starting from the date the sentence was passed:Sentence Custodial sentence of over 4 years or a public protection sentence Custodial sentence of over 2 ½ years up and including 4 years Custodial sentence of over 6 months but less than and including 2 ½ years Custodial sentence of 6 months or less
Rehabilitation period This applies from the end date of the sentence Never spent
Community Order / Youth Rehabilitation Order
7 years from the date upon which the sentence is completed 4 years from the date upon which the sentence is completed 2 years from the date upon which the sentence is completed 1 year from the date the order was imposed
Fine
1 year from the date the fine was imposed
Absolute discharge
No rehabilitation period
Conditional discharge, bind over order, attendance centre order, hospital order, referral order
Period of order
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