Catering Manager
25 hours per week, part time
Permanent
Term Time + 1 week, 45.05 weeks per year
Mrs Ham, the Headteacher and the Governors at St Barnabas Church of England Primary Academy are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, dedicated and committed Catering Manager to join our committed & hardworking staff team.
As the Catering Manager you will have full operational and financial responsibility for your schools catering facility, focusing on delivering the highest quality of food and service as well as having the flair, originality and the ability to make this one of the best school catering offers in the area.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Having full control of the catering operation including stock, food, and labour costs
- Ensuring consistency of food and service standards delivered to the students and staff
- Driving sales through monthly promotions and added value events
- Managing and improving all controllable costs
- Overseeing menu development
- Maintaining company systems & procedures, and legislation
- Carrying out regular audits to ensure standards are being met
About you
- We need someone who shares our passion for delivering exceptional food and service to our schools along with the following skills and experience:
- Craft based experience using fresh ingredients
- Knowledge of health and safety practises
- Financial understanding of gross profit management and achieving sales targets
- Line management experience
- Experience within a similar environment
What we offer:
- A warm welcome from a happy school family with a strong Christian ethos.
- Confident and enthusiastic children who enjoy learning.
- The active support of parents and governors.
- Strong links with our local church, schools and community.
- Opportunities for professional and personal development.
- Motivated and experienced Local Governing Comittee and central Cidari Trust team.
- Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Access to health and wellbeing support for you and your family.
- Employment within a Trust committed to equality of opportunity and nationally and locally negotiated pay arrangements.
- Terms and conditions protected through a formal trade union recognition agreement with all the major education and support staff unions, and supported through regular JCNC meetings.
- Access to employee benefits & rewards through Perkbox.
- Cycle to work scheme.
Closing date: Monday 6th October 2025 at 12:30pm
Proposed interview date: Wednesday 8th October 2025
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our safer recruitment pre-employment checks on shortlisted candidates.
We are a member of Cidari Multi Academy Trust, established in November 2013, a growing educational trust and part of the Blackburn Diocese. Cidari Education is committed to providing high quality education for all children in our academies based on clearly established Christian values and principles.
Cidari Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The above post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure & Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions. Further information is available below.
St Barnabas C.E. Primary Academy 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.