Catering Lead

Teaching Vacancies; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Leeds seeks a passionate Catering Lead to oversee operations at Ebor Gardens Primary Academy. The role involves delivering exceptional food service, ensuring compliance with food safety standards, and promoting teamwork within the catering team. Candidates should have experience in catering, ideally in education, and must obtain Food Safety Level 2 certification. The position offers a range of benefits including a company pension and commitment to ongoing professional development.

Benefits

Company Pension

Cycle to Work Scheme

Commitment to safeguarding

High quality induction training

Qualifications

• Experience in catering, preferably in educational settings.
• Ability to oversee catering service operations.
• Commitment to supporting the work of education leaders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee catering service operations at Ebor Gardens Primary Academy.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and Food Safety.
• Monitor food production and waste reduction.

Skills

Customer-focused

Self-motivated

Organised

Education

Food Safety Level 2

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

About this Role

We're seeking to appoint a Catering Lead who is passionate about exceptional food and exceptional customer service, and who can confidently oversee the catering service operations within Ebor Gardens Primary Academy in Leeds.

LOCATION

Take Note: This role will show a location of Barnsley on MyNewTerm as that is where our central team are based, but this role will be from Ebor Gardens primary Academy.

As a Catering Lead, you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of truly incredible food service. You will cook foods for the daily menus and work as part of the team carrying out all duties as expected in a catering department; ensuring full compliance with Health & Safety, Food Safety and that high quality cleaning regimes are adhered to, and stock is always kept safe, stored appropriately and rotated securely. Monitoring food production, portion control and waste reduction will help maintain cost efficiency.

The Catering Lead will act as a role model to members of the catering team, always offering support to other staff, promoting teamwork, training and professional development.

The post holder will need a varied background in catering, with education settings experience being an advantage. We seek someone flexible to meet the needs of our learners and the team. You will need to have Food Safety Level 2 and be willing to use a computer or undertake the required training.

We are interested in hearing from people who:

• Are self‑motivated, customer‑focused and organised.
• Enjoy working as part of an inclusive team.
• Have a commitment to supporting the work of education leaders and are passionate about learning.

If you require any support with your application please contact HR on 01226 720747 or email [e-mail].

What the school offers its staff

• Company Pension
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Commitment to safeguarding
• High quality induction training and ongoing professional development support guaranteed.
• Broad opportunities to realise your professional vision and ambitions within the Trust.

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. As this role involves working with children in regulated activity, please note that it is unlawful to apply for the role if barred from engaging with children.

References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates before interview. Further pre‑employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

We are committed to equal opportunities and to promoting diversity. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from under‑represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

If you are currently living overseas or have lived/worked overseas in the last five years, please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in if you are the preferred candidate.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service checks, medical checks, online and social media reviews, prohibition from teaching, right to work verification, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children and disclosure of any unspent conviction, caution, reprimand or warning under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.