Principal Officer Catering

We are recruiting a Principal Officer Catering at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37 Hours (7.24 Monday – Friday)
Contract Type: Full Time/Fixed term until 31-03-2027
Location: Ty Penallta / Working hours can be split between home and office depending on specific task requirements.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and lead the Catering Services Team.

We pay an attractive salary of £53,740 - £58,911 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

Are you ready to advance your career with a dynamic and award-winning catering team?

We are seeking an ambitious, forward thinking professional with the vision and skills to make a real difference. If you’re ready to embrace this exciting challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a passionate and skilled individual to take on the role of Principal Officer - Catering, playing a vital role in our thriving, multi-site catering operation.

As a senior leader, you will work closely with the Head of Service to ensure the successful delivery of the Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards and Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2013. You will also have the opportunity to lead on innovative projects, champion new initiatives, and drive the continued development, promotion, and success of our service.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A relevant Level 6 (Degree)qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales. For example Business Management.
• Proven leadership skills to build and lead strong, highly committed, loyal and distributed teams.
• Knowledge and awareness of critical factors that may/or may not affect the trading of the service such as government legislation, current affairs etc.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Susan Richards/Marcia Lewis on 01443 864314/ 01443 864055 or email richase@caerphilly.gov.uk

lewism3@caerphilly.gov.uk

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk

 for further information.

The political restrictions defined by the ‘Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990 as amended’ apply to you in respect of this post.