Catering Manager

Teaching Vacancies; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme (£2k)

Job summary

GORSE is seeking an experienced Catering Manager to lead the in‑house catering service at Richmond Hill Academy. You will oversee daily kitchen operations, ensure high standards of food quality, hygiene and customer service for students, staff and visitors.

Work with the Trust Catering Manager to manage food production, budgets, stock, and compliance with HACCP and school policies. You will lead a small team, promote healthy eating, and create a welcoming dining environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a busy catering or kitchen environment.
• Experience managing food preparation and service.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations, hygiene standards and HACCP principles.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop a small team.
• Experience of stock control, ordering and budget monitoring.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of food hygiene, safety and cleanliness.
• Positive, reliable and flexible approach to work.
• Experience within a school or education setting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily operation of the academy kitchen and dining facilities.
• Lead and support the catering team and manage food production and service.
• Monitor budgets and stock; ensure compliance with legislation and trust policies.
• Promote healthy eating and create a welcoming dining environment for students, staff and visitors.

Skills

Catering experience

Kitchen management

Food safety knowledge HACCP

Organisation & time management

Leadership

Stock control & budgeting

Communication & customer service

Flexible approach

Education

Level 2 Food Safety or Food Hygiene Certificate

Willing to achieve Level 3

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised and dedicated Catering Manager to lead our in-house catering service at Richmond Hill Academy. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering a high-quality, nutritious and welcoming dining experience for our students, staff and visitors. As Catering Manager, you will oversee the daily operation of the academy kitchen and dining facilities, ensuring excellent standards of food quality, hygiene, food safety and customer service.

Working closely with the Trust Catering Manager, you will lead and support the catering team, manage food production and service, monitor budgets and stock, and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and trust policies. You will also promote healthy eating and help create an environment where students can enjoy safe, nutritious and appealing meals each day.

This role would suit an experienced catering professional with strong organisational and leadership skills who is passionate about delivering an outstanding catering service within an educational setting.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience working within a busy catering or kitchen environment.
• Experience managing food preparation and service.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations, hygiene standards and HACCP principles.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• The ability to lead, motivate and develop a small team.
• Experience of stock control, ordering and budget monitoring.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• A commitment to maintaining the highest standards of food hygiene, safety and cleanliness.
• A positive, reliable and flexible approach to work.
• Level 2 Food Safety or Food Hygiene Certificate and willingness to achieve Level 3 if not already held.
• Experience within a school or education setting is desirable.

About us:

GORSE has a well-known reputation for changing the deal for children and young adults who come from some of the most impoverished parts of the country. Our central mission is to ensure that we play a significant role in removing the stubborn link between poverty and academic underperformance. Consequently, our students and our professionals are in the vanguard of the national drive which seeks to prove that where teaching is excellent, leadership inspiring and behaviour standards exemplary all children excel regardless of background.

Our 15 academies, our central team, our Teaching School Hub and GORSE SCITT work in a tightknit manner which sees our students prospering as a result of great partnership. Our professionals recognise the enormous advantage that comes from belonging to a network of excellence and we as a trust recognise that there is much to be gained when great organisations work with integrity, moral purpose and determination.

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their careerhave the opportunity toenjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a local government pension scheme.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

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 (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.