Catering Supervisor

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Birmingham is seeking a highly experienced catering supervisor to lead the catering service. The role involves ensuring compliance with regulations and delivering excellent customer service while supporting team members. The ideal candidate should be enthusiastic, hard-working, and skilled in communication. Applicants must pass safeguarding checks and have a commitment to healthy eating. The closing date for applications is January 13, 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing catering services in compliance with regulations.
• Willingness to undertake job-specific training.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare.

Responsibilities

• Organise and supervise quality catering service.
• Deliver excellent customer service in a busy environment.
• Motivate and support team members.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Enthusiastic

Hard-working

Confident in an education setting

Job description

We are looking to recruit a highly experienced catering supervisor, who will be responsible for the organisation, supervision and provision of a quality catering service in line with current rules, regulations, legislation and procedures e.g. City Council (Equal Opportunities Policy, Code of Conduct) and national legislation (Health and Safety, Data Protection and Environmental Health inspections).

Healthy eating is a continuous theme throughout all our menus, and we are committed to the well‑being of pupils. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy environment, delivers excellent customer service and can motivate and support team members.

Key Responsibilities and Expectations

• Need to be enthusiastic, hard‑working and confident in working within an education setting
• Have excellent communication skills and a positive approach
• Be willing to undertake training appropriate to the job

This school is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

There will be a probationary period of three months.

Safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre‑employment checks, including:

• Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list check (where applicable)
• Childcare Disqualification (where applicable)
• Medical fitness
• Identity
• Right to work

References: All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Shortlisted Candidates

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self‑declaration form which must be submitted at interview. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all shortlisted candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance

Further Information

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Closing Date

Tuesday 13 January 2026, 12 noon.

Application Pack

Application Packs are available via our school website:

https://www.williammurdoch.bham.sch.uk/

Important Notice

CVs will not be accepted.

Contact

For further details, please telephone the school (0121 554 0999) or email [e-mail]