Kitchen Manager

Teaching Vacancies; Taunton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Taunton is looking for a motivated Kitchen Manager to lead their catering team. This role focuses on providing nutritious meals to students and requires a passion for food and experience in a similar environment. Enjoy family-friendly hours during school term time and a vibrant work atmosphere that promotes professional growth and a strong commitment to student health and wellbeing.

Benefits

Family-friendly hours

Excellent work/life balance

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Passionate about food and dedicated to providing nutritious meals to children.
• Experience in school catering or similar environment preferred.
• Ability to lead and manage a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful school catering team.
• Ensure students enjoy healthy, balanced meals every day.
• Shape the health and wellbeing of students through great food.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our school is part of the Blackdown Education Partnership, we believe that our schools should sit at the heart of our communities; that there are no limits to what our children and young people can achieve; and that they should be great places to work and learn.

We are incredibly proud of our Trust and the schools within it. Strong partnerships, collaboration and generosity are the bonds which underpin our collective mission to provide great education for all children no matter what their starting point or their background.

Are you passionate about food and dedicated to providing nutritious, high-quality meals to children? We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Kitchen Manager to lead our successful school catering team and ensure our students enjoy healthy, balanced meals every day.

What the school offers its staff

Why join us?

• Family‑friendly hours: Work during school term time only – perfect for parents and carers who want a role that fits around family life.
• Excellent work/life balance: Not only can you enjoy your evenings and weekends, but you also get the school holidays!
• Make an impact: Help shape the health and wellbeing of our students through great food.
• An energised, professional and dynamic environment: Join a friendly team in a vibrant school community where each day is different from the last.

This role also offers wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust, learning from a supportive, experienced and highly skilled Catering Manager who can help you to grow and develop to your full potential.

A full job description and application pack is available from www.castleschool.co.uk.

All applications should be made by completing the application form available, including evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role and should be submitted by 9am on the closing date.

Further details are available within the job description and person specification.

Closing date: Friday 30th January 2026 at 9:00am

Interviews: Week commencing 2nd February 2026

Commitment to safeguarding

Blackdown Education Partnership 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. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.