Trust Catering Business Officer

inploi; Tameside; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable educational trust in Tameside is seeking a full-time Trust Catering Business Officer to lead their catering services. The successful candidate will manage HR across multiple kitchens ensuring compliance with health and safety, and develop strategic plans for growth. Experience in catering and strong leadership skills are essential. This role emphasizes safeguarding and can influence the welfare of young people. A DBS check is mandatory and the salary range is competitive, starting at £43,554.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading and managing multiple kitchens.
• Proven record of ensuring compliance with finance procedures.
• Capability to develop a strategic plan for business growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance Victorious Academies Catering.
• Ensure children receive well-balanced meals daily.
• Manage HR compliance across various kitchens.

Skills

Leading and managing HR

Compliance with health and safety

Developing business strategy

Job description

Overview

The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint a Trust Catering Business Officer at C/O Inspire Academy, Mossley Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9RU.

To start: 15th January 2026

Trust Catering Business Officer full-time salary £46,142-£50,269

This is a permanent, full-time role, 36 hours per week, Term Time Only Plus 4 weeks with an actual salary of £43,554-£47,450 (TMBC Grade 1.1+ Points 35-39)

Our Trust’s vision is to support young people to develop the aspiration, motivation and to be successful; we have high ambitions for all young people in our academies and all roles at our Academy are central to ensuring that we work to support this.

Victorious Academies Trust are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking and strategic thinking Catering Business Officer to develop Victorious Academies Catering.

Victorious Academies Catering has been a yearlong project taking 12 of our Trust Schools catering in-house, ensuring that children from Nursery to Year 6, across all our schools, receives a well-balanced, tasty meal every day.

This role would be suitable for someone who has experience of leading and managing the HR of people across multiple kitchens, ensuring compliance with health and safety and finance procedures and developing a business strategy for growth.

Victorious Trust Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

For more details about the role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details about our Trust and our schools please see attached Trust Recruitment Pack.

The proposed timescale for the selection and interview process is as follows:

• Applications close at 09:00 on Monday 15th December 2025 although the Trust reserve the right to close the process early if suitable candidates are identified through our selection process.
• Interviews will take place on Wednesday 17th December 2025

Please note we may close the advert as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so if you are interested in applying, please do so as soon as you are able.

Victorious Academies Trust has a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or young people. We have robust processes and procedures to reduce risk and continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. The role described involves working with children and/or young people and is subject to Victorious Academies Trust’s Safer Recruitment Process.

All support staff roles within our Trust have a probationary period of three months.

All posts require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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