Director Hospitality Leisure Information Pack Warwick

Director Hospitality Leisure Information Pack Warwick

APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF DIRECTOR OF HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE SERVICES

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Contents 03 Welcome from the Foundation Principal 04 About Warwick Independent Schools Foundation 05 The Role 06 Job Description 08 Person Specification 10 Remuneration 10 The Application Process 10 How to Apply 11 Organisational structure 12 Our Facilities 13 Warwick & Surrounding Area

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Welcome from the Foundation Principal

Thank you for the interest you have shown in the role of Director of Hospitality and Leisure Services.

Our Foundation is unique. We are a large but united community, focused entirely on ensuring that the pupils in our care have the most exceptional of educational opportunities. All that we do has that mission at its heart. Working together, our aim is for our Foundation schools – individually and collectively – to be recognised as the most vibrant and exciting in the U.K. The successful candidate will join an ambitious, forward-thinking and future-centred organisation, ready to embrace both the challenges and opportunities for independent schools in the years ahead. As Foundation Director of Hospitality and Leisure, you will have a central role in creating, developing and implementing the Foundation’s strategies for delivering catering, events, conferences and sport centre services to ensure that our Foundation continues to thrive.

I hope you are inspired by what you read and will want to join us, to play a key part in our exciting future.

Richard Nicholson MA (Oxon) Foundation Principal

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About Warwick Independent Schools Foundation

The Warwick Independent Schools Foundation (the Foundation) proudly educates girls and boys from 3-18 years of age. We are one of the largest independent school charities in the country, with some 2,800 pupils and 800 staff, and are committed to providing an outstanding education for all our pupils; for our schools to be the first choice for those seeking independent education for their children; and to be an exceptional place to work. Our historic schools are Warwick Preparatory School and the King’s High School, which operate as a through-school for girls with a co-educational Pre- Prep, and Warwick Junior School and Warwick School, which operate as a through-school for boys. These schools are located on the Foundation’s 55- acre site in Warwick. Between them, they educate some 2,500 pupils, and offer a unique model of education in the Midlands: co-education for our pupils aged 3 to 7, and single-sex education from age 7 onwards. This provides ‘the best of both worlds’ for our pupils: teaching specifically tailored to their needs with extensive learning opportunities to collaborate outside the classroom.

In a new and exciting development for the Foundation, we are delighted to have welcomed The Kingsley School, Royal Leamington Spa into our family of schools in 2021. Kingsley is an established and highly regarded school for girls (3-18) and boys (3-7). Kingsley will continue to operate from its site in Leamington. More information about the schools may be found on their websites: www.warwickprep.com www.kingshighwarwick.co.uk www.warwickschool.org www.thekingsleyschool.co.uk The Foundation is an active membership of the following associations: • AGBIS

• GSA • HMC • IAPS • ISBA

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The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team leading on the delivery of hospitality and leisure services across our schools. This newly created role will oversee development and implementation of our strategy to integrate delivery of catering, conferences, events and sports centre services. You will be responsible for enhancing our in-house event programme and school activities alongside developing new revenue opportunities. You will oversee the process for managing all bookings and events, both internal and external, ensuring the highest possible delivery in line with the brand. Predominantly, this role will work across the schools on the Warwick Campus.

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Job Description

This is a senior management role within the Foundation, created to ensure the delivery of the highest quality services for our Foundation’s internal and external customers.

Balancing operational and strategic priorities, the Director of Hospitality and Leisure has responsibility for the management, development, marketing and quality control of the internal as well as the community and commercial activities of the Foundation including those held at in our magnificent dining facilities, performance venues including Warwick Hall and the Bridge House Theatre, the schools’ Sports Halls and Swimming Pool. The challenge of the role is managing a trade-off between the schools’ resource requirements for delivering their educational provision, the Foundation’s commitment to supporting the local community through sharing resources, and the Foundation’s need to use its assets appropriately to generate profit to support its educational mission. This is a new role which reports to the Foundation Bursar, working in close partnership with our school teams across the Foundation. The postholder will be a member of the Foundation’s Shared Services Management Team and will be involved in and contribute to general Foundation business, strategy and development

Overall Responsibilities

You will be responsible for the management of all school events as well as all external lettings

Line Management of: •

Food Operations team;

Conference team;

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Community Activities team and ;

Sports Centre teams.

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manage, develop and motivate senior staff in each department to ensure high functioning teams, conducting regular reviews of staff performance to ensure that individuals and teams are operating to deliver the Foundation's broader strategic priorities. • provide effective leadership to ensure that diverse departments work together as a cohesive team. • manage events and lettings of all Foundation facilities, both within the Foundation schools and to the wider local community. • promote the commercial and community use of Foundation facilities in line with the Foundation’s lettings strategy. • Develop effective mechanisms to gather feedback from users, as part of a system of continuous improvement. Strategy You will: • prepare written reports for Governors and Senior Leaders regarding projects, strategy, budgets and other matters as required.

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• lead on the development and delivery of a Foundation wide community use and commercial lettings strategy, supporting the goals of the overall Foundation Strategy.

Budget Management You will: • have oversight of Hospitality and Leisure budgets.

• have budgetary control of the operational departments, ensuring that all departments are actively engaged in the annual financial planning cycle, and have a good understanding of budgets, forecasts and variances. • identify and implement efficiency savings across all operational departments within your control.

Environmental Sustainability You will:

• support the development and implementation of the Foundation's Environmental sustainability strategy. • ensure that all events, lettings and other activities are managed with consideration of the environmental impact. Communication and Performance Management You will: • be the conduit for effective communication between Senior Leadership Team, your Heads of Departments, and other relevant staff, on day to day matters, budgetary issues, and when events are being planned and delivered. • deliver effective periodic performance reviews for direct reports and oversee their personal development and training needs. • Provide leadership to all staff within your team; ensuring that the necessary skill and competency levels are in place, developed or acquired. • continuously review the skills mix to ensure that the Foundation is able to operate as an informed client in all aspects of its estate and facility management activities. • Represent the Foundation on Hospitality and Leisure related matters and in dealings with the Foundation Board, District, County and National Authorities and other external organisations. • Report whenever required to the Foundation Board and/or Principals’ Group on all Hospitality and Leisure related matters. Other • To respond to other requests from time to time, according to the changing needs of the Foundation. • Given the senior nature of the role, there is a need for flexibility to meet the changing requirements of the job role. The job holder is expected to work flexibly and for such reasonable hours as are necessary in order to fulfil the duties and responsibilities of the post.

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