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A county council in the UK is seeking a Catering Unit Manager to oversee food preparation in a school environment. The role is term-time only, offering a balanced work schedule while ensuring children receive nutritious meals. Candidates should have experience in catering, leadership skills, and relevant certifications. This position provides opportunities for professional growth and a supportive team environment.
Job Reference: HCC622520
Salary Range: £13.16 - £13.60 per hour
Work Location: Broughton Primary School, Broughton, Stockbridge
Hours per week: 25.00 Monday to Friday
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only
Closing Date: 20th October 2025
Join our team at Education Catering!
We’re passionate about serving nutritious, freshly prepared meals that help children thrive in the classroom. As a Catering Unit Manager, you’ll work term-time only, during school hours—giving you the work-life balance you’ve been looking for.
This rewarding, term-time only role offers the opportunity to lead a team, make a difference in children’s daily lives, and work in a supportive and structured environment.
You’ll manage a busy kitchen, prepare meals from fresh ingredients, and inspire your team to deliver exceptional service every day. If you're a natural leader with great communication skills and a passion for food, we’d love to hear from you.
Bring your leadership skills to the table—apply today and help shape the future of school catering!
You will be required to undertake mandatory training on commencement and every 3 years thereafter in Food Safety, Allergen Awareness and Health and Safety Manual Handling.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we would advise you to submit your application as early as possible.
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.
As part of the pre‑employment checks that are undertaken for this role, you will be asked to complete a Post Offer Medical Questionnaire. The questionnaire is confidential, and is screened by our Occupational Health Department, who will ensure that you are medically fit for this role before being formally offered the position.
If you’d like to talk to us about the job before you apply or for more information about the position, please call the manager below.
Tracey Northover, District Manager, on 07718 146873
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
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