Catering Manager

Paget High School; East Staffordshire; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Paget High School is seeking an experienced catering manager to lead the school kitchen and catering services on site. You will ensure high standards, supervise staff, manage stock and budgets, and liaise with students and staff to provide a reliable, quality dining experience.

The role emphasizes cost awareness, records maintenance, and adherence to school policies while delivering a diverse and nutritious meal program.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading catering operations within a school or similar setting.
• Ability to manage budgets, records and cost controls effectively.
• Strong planning, communication and team leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality school catering services within budget and agreed standards.
• Liaise with students, staff and external catering providers to ensure smooth operations.
• Monitor costs, maintain records and implement approved savings or investments.

Skills

Communication

People Management

Financial Management

Planning & Organization

Education

NVQ/CVQ in Catering or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

POS systems

Job description

Purpose - Delivery of high standards of service. Skilled preparation and cooking activities, including special dietary meals. Provision of a high quality, choice and variety product range to achieve maximum sales. Monitoring and evaluation of performance. Maintenance and development of systems to ensure the smooth running of the catering service.

Communication - Liaise with students, staff and external catering agencies.

People Management - To comply and engage with people management polices and processes Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school. Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals. Attend and participate in regular meetings Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required. Recognise own strengths, areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.

Financial Support - Management of costs to achieve trading surplus. Maintenance of records and controls as required by Catering Services. Adjustment of staffing levels of income. Responsibility for the ordering, receipt and storage of supplies Personally accountable for delivering services efficiently, efficiently within budget and to implement any approved savings and investment allocated to the service area. Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. This job description is current at the date shown but, in consultation, may be changed by the Head Teacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title