Barcroft primary school Unit Supervisor - Ref: EE08025

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Job summary

A local educational institution in Willenhall is seeking a Catering Unit Supervisor to manage kitchen operations and supervise staff. You will ensure food safety compliance and deliver high-quality catering services in a school environment. Candidates should have relevant catering experience and hold or be willing to obtain food hygiene certification. This role offers excellent pay, uniform, and training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive pay rate

Uniform provided

Access to training

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a school catering environment.
• Essential Food Hygiene certificate or willingness to study toward it.
• DBS check may be required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team responsible for delivering school meals.
• Organise the kitchen, including ordering food and provisions.
• Ensure high quality service and compliance with food safety and health and safety legislation.
• Monitor standards and service delivery in the school catering environment.

Skills

Team management

Menu development

Food safety compliance

Communication in English

Education

NVQ Level 2 or 3 in catering

Job description

Overview

Barcroft Primary School is seeking a Catering Unit Supervisor to manage a team responsible for providing a prerequisite number of school meals. The role includes organising the kitchen, ordering food and provisions, and ensuring the overall quality of the service. The successful candidate will ensure the kitchen complies with relevant legislation, particularly food safety and health and safety. In return, we offer a competitive pay rate, uniform and access to training.

Position

Job Title: Catering Unit Supervisor - Ref: EE08025
School: Barcroft Primary School, Barcroft, Willenhall, WV13 1NF
Hours per week: 32.30 hours
Times: Monday–Friday 7:30 am – 2:00 pm (indicative; start and end times may vary to meet service needs). Term time only (38 weeks per year).

Responsibilities

• Manage a team responsible for delivering school meals.
• Organise the kitchen, including ordering of food and provisions.
• Ensure high quality service and compliance with food safety and health and safety legislation.
• Monitor and uphold standards and service delivery in the school catering environment.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Relevant experience in a school catering environment, menu development and staff supervision.
• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in a catering area or equivalent, and the Essential Food Hygiene certificate or willingness to study toward it.
• DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check may be required.
• Ability to communicate in accurate spoken English in line with the Government’s English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers.

Benefits

Excellent pay rate, uniform and access to training.

Additional Information

• Location: Barcroft Primary School, Barcroft, Willenhall, WV13 1NF.
• Closing date: Monday 13 October 2025.
• To apply, you must provide a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria. A CV is not accepted. See the Information for Applicants leaflet for further details.