Catering Manager

Churchtown Primary School; Sefton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Churchtown Primary School is seeking a Catering Manager to lead the day-to-day catering operation, ensuring meals are prepared to a high standard and the kitchen runs safely and within budget.

You will oversee ordering, stock control and menu planning, manage dietary requirements and nutrition standards, and work with school leaders to meet pupils' needs. Part-time, term-time plus one week, 35 hours weekly, with a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience in school/nursery catering
• Strong leadership and team management
• Menu planning and budgeting
• Food safety and compliance
• Customer service orientation

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the catering team to ensure meals are prepared to a high standard
• Oversee ordering, stock control and menu planning within budget
• Ensure dietary requirements and nutritional standards are managed
• Collaborate with school leaders to reflect pupils' needs and community expectations

Skills

Team leadership

Menu planning

Food safety

Stock management

Budgeting

Customer service

Education

Food safety qualifications

Job description

Are you organised, energetic and passionate about providing children with healthy, nutritious and enjoyable meals? Do you take pride in high standards and enjoy leading a team in a busy and rewarding environment? We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Catering Manager to join our school community and lead the day-to-day delivery of our catering provision. Our catering service plays an important part in school life, providing nutritious and balanced meals that support children's wellbeing, development and ability to learn. We are looking for someone who will bring enthusiasm, creativity and a strong commitment to delivering an excellent service for our pupils, staff and families.

This is a varied and hands-on role, combining team leadership, menu planning, food safety, stock management, budgeting and customer service, making it ideal for someone who enjoys working with people while also being highly organised and commercially aware.

About the Role

As our Catering Manager, you will take overall responsibility for the smooth and effective running of the school's catering operation. You will lead and support the catering team, ensuring that meals are prepared and served to a consistently high standard and that the kitchen operates safely, efficiently and within budget.

You will oversee ordering, stock control and menu planning, while ensuring that dietary requirements, allergies and nutritional standards are carefully managed. You will also work closely with school leaders to develop and maintain a catering service that reflects the needs of our children and the wider school community.

Previous experience in a school, nursery, childcare or catering environment would be advantageous, as would relevant food safety or catering qualifications. However, we are equally interested in candidates who can demonstrate strong leadership, organisation and customer-service skills, together with a genuine passion for providing excellent food for children.

If you are someone who takes pride in their work, enjoys being part of a school community and wants to make a positive difference to children's daily experience at school, we would love to hear from you.

This role is part time, permanent and term time plus 1 week. The working pattern for this role is Monday to Friday 7:30am to 3:00pm working 35 hours per week.

For any further information, please feel free to get in touch with our Operations Manager, Claire via [e-mail]

SAFEGUARDING

Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.