Catering Manager

Academy Transformation Trust; North Warwickshire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational trust seeks a Catering Manager for The Queen Elizabeth Academy in North Warwickshire. The role involves developing and managing the catering service while leading the catering team. Candidates should have relevant senior experience in catering, an NVQ Level 2 qualification, and a Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate. This position offers professional development opportunities and an employee benefits package.

Benefits

Professional Development opportunities

Comprehensive employee benefits package

Shopping discounts

Cycle-to-work scheme

Gym schemes

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a senior position within a large-scale catering establishment.
• Educated to NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Catering.
• Have achieved Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the overall catering service within the academy under the direction of the academy leadership team.
• Lead the catering team and identify opportunities for development and improvements to ensure a cost effective and quality service.

Job description

Overview

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time only)

Actual Salary: £26,249 - £28,036 per annum /FTE: £30,518 - £32,596 per annum

Pay scale: NJC 16 - 20

Expires: Monday 20th October 2025 at 9am or sooner should we receive sufficient applicants

Start Date: As soon as possible

Interviews: To be confirmed

The Queen Elizabeth Academy are seeking to appoint an organised Catering Manager who will work to lead our catering team and who truly wants the best for our students. If you enjoy working with young people and would like to help them prepare for their future working lives, we would like to hear from you.

We are seeking to appoint an individual who, under the direction of the academy leadership team and Trust catering team, will develop and manage the overall catering service within the academy. The successful candidate will also play an active part in identifying opportunities for both the development of the service and improvements, to ensure both a cost effective and quality service.

To succeed, you will haverelevant experience in a senior position within a large-scale catering establishment, be educated toNVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Catering and have achieved Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the overall catering service within the academy under the direction of the academy leadership team and Trust catering team
• Lead the catering team and identify opportunities for development and improvements to ensure a cost effective and quality service

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a senior position within a large-scale catering establishment
• Educated to NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Catering
• Have achieved Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate

Why join

The Queen Elizabeth Academy is an 11-16 mixed academy based in Atherstone with approximately 715 pupils on roll. Following our Ofsted inspection in June 2022, we retained our “Good” rating, a real testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff and students. Ofsted commented the pupils were “respectful of each other’s views and are exceptionally supportive. Pupils behave well. They are proud of their school and the improvements that have been made in recent years. Pupils enjoy school and know that leaders and staff have the highest expectations for them.” The Ofsted report is a fair reflection of the academy, and we continue to develop as we push from Good to Great.

In November 2016, as part of the Priority School Building Programme, we moved into brand new premises that have given us access to fantastic new facilities, which really set us apart in the locality.

As a proud Academy Transformation Trust academy, we are devoted to professional development and support which is second to none. Our trust is registered as Disability Confident, and we welcome all applications. Our ATT Institute offers hundreds of training events and leadership accreditation qualifications to develop your talent to its full potential. As an academy we believe it is our role to develop your expertise to the full through supportive coaching in order to transform the lives of our students.

In return, you can expect fantastic Professional Development opportunities, a comprehensive employee benefits package, shopping discounts, cycle-to-work and gym schemes, cinema tickets and an employee assistance programme.

The Queen Elizabeth Academy is sponsored by Academy Transformation Trust, whose mission is to transform learning, aspirations and opportunities for their pupils and the communities in which they live. This commitment also extends to staff who are key to their success.

To learn more, please see our application pack for more information and visit our careers page - https://mynewterm.com/jobs/139937/EDV-2025-QEA-00840

The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2025. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.