Restaurant Co-ordinator Maternity Cover

The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.

About the role

Working for our subsidiary company Sparks Teaching Services as a Restaurant Co-Ordinator, you will be responsible for ensuring an outstanding learning environment within the Silver Plate restaurant. You will ensure that all learners are trained and assessed in line with college and awarding body requirements whist also ensuring the efficient running of the commercial aspects of the business. You will work closely with the Restaurant manager to ensure that all targets are exceeded in line with the departments business plan for the academic year.

You will ensure a vibrant inclusive learning environment for all learners and ensure training, and assessments are carried out in line with college and awarding body requirements. You will be required to work with the restaurant manager to develop new innovations in line with industry trends.

This is a fixed term contract to cover Maternity Leave from August 2026 to January 2027

Main Responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring an outstanding learner experience with innovative training and coaching to ensure and outstanding learning experience within the Silver Plate restaurant.
• Train and assess students in the classroom and Silver Plate restaurant.
• Provide effective and timely feedback to students on assessment practices in order for them to develop their skills, knowledge and behaviours.
• Maintain learner google classroom and learning materials.
• Liaise with student experience team on absenteeism and safeguarding.
• Plan learning and carry out assessments in line with awarding body requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring an excellent customer experience upholding the reputation of the Silver Plate restaurant.
• Cash handling and ensuring that the financial returns are completed in order to meet internal financial deadlines.
• Liaising with the catering operations manager to ensure that all payments are processed in a timely manner.
• Coordinate and prepare the restaurant for service sessions in line with the learner and customer experience ensuring that learners are fully prepared to deal with customer needs and requirements.
• Compliance with Health and Safety, Food hygiene regulations and licensing laws.
• Co ordinating internal and external events to ensure the smooth running of the restaurant.
• Liaising with the restaurant manager keep up to date on developments in industry practice.
• Deputising for the catering operations manager when required.

What we can offer you 

As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of £28,760.41 - £33,563 per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role. Please note the salary will be pro rated to reflect the hours worked.

Our benefits

• Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with Nest - 3%.
• Annual leave - 20 Days (148 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours) - this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period.
• Health and wellbeing, we offer.
  
  • Employee assistance programme through Bupa.
  • Occupational Health through PAM.
  • Free eye tests for VDU users.
• Free Parking is available at majority of our campuses.