Catering Supervisor

eTeach UK Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Greater London is seeking a Catering Supervisor to coordinate daily food production and manage a busy college kitchen. The ideal candidate will support students in their culinary training and maintain professional standards in food service. This position offers a starting salary of £18,842 and includes benefits such as competitive pension scheme, generous leave, and health & wellbeing support. The role is permanent and term-time only, with hours of 24 per week from Monday to Thursday.

Benefits

Supportive colleagues

Generous annual leave

Competitive pension scheme

High quality professional development

Flexible working opportunities

Free on-site parking and breakfast

Health & wellbeing benefits

Dedicated staff wellbeing days

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in a commercial catering environment.
• Ability to coordinate daily food production and service.
• Experience in training or mentoring students in culinary skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily food production and service.
• Support students in live training environments.
• Manage kitchen operations alongside the Head Chef Lecturer.

Skills

Managing volume and pressure

Role-modeling industry excellence

Guiding developing chefs

Job description

About the Role

Shooters Hill Sixth Form College is a bold, ambitious institution where excellence, equality, diversity, equity and inclusion aren’t just ideals – they’re our everyday mission. We create a welcoming, empowering environment where learners and staff reach their full potential and step confidently toward their future aspirations.

SCALE: Scale 5, Starting at £18,842

CONTRACT: Permanent, term time only at 39 weeks

HOURS PW: 24 hours – 07:00 – 13:00, Monday - Thursday

Responsibilities

As the Catering Supervisor, you will be hands‑on working alongside the Head Chef Lecturer and students – coordinating daily food production and service, ensuring the smooth running of a busy commercial catering college kitchen. You will be confident managing volume, pressure, maintaining professional standards, and balancing the immediate demands of the current lunch service with proactive mise en place preparation for next day’s lunch.

Working closely with the Chef Lecturer, you will support students in live training environments – role‑modeling industry excellence, guiding developing chefs, and helping deliver high‑quality dishes efficiently and consistently.

Benefits

• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Competitive pension scheme LGPS
• High quality professional development
• Flexible working opportunities
• Free on‑site parking and breakfast
• Various health & wellbeing benefits including private healthcare – Benenden Health, free flu voucher, free onsite gym, access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year including confidential staff counselling service, health cash plans (Credit Union)
• Dedicated staff wellbeing days throughout the year, including a long wellbeing weekend
• Rewards and recognition for employee outstanding service
• And much more.

Closing date for applications: 30th January 2026 at 10am
Interviews to commence: Soon after closing date
Start Date: ASAP
Informal discussion regarding the post and a visit to the college are welcome. Please contact the HR department to arrange.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in our vacancy at Shooters Hill Sixth Form College and wish you well in the application process.

At Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, we celebrate the diversity of all our staff, students and visitors. We provide a safe and supportive environment in which everyone can study and work to the best of their abilities. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society; we are committed to promoting equality, diversity & inclusion for all.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. As part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates we may carry out online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

As part of our recruitment process, Shooters Hill Sixth Form College collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use that data and to meet its data protection obligations.