Catering Manager

Catering Manager

Salary: Scale 5 Pt 8-11 FTE salary FTE £27,533.00-£28,871.00

Actual Salary: £14,459.93 - £15,151.62, term time only working 36.4 weeks.

Working Hours: 25 hours per week, 9am to 2pm

Start date: ASAP

Abbotsweld Primary Academy are looking for a Catering Manager to join our successful team. The ideal candidate would be an effective role model that sets high expectations and promotes a healthy lifestyle to the pupils. Applicants must be enthusiastic and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Currently we prepare and serve 150+ meals a day; the school is looking to increase this to 200+. We are looking to recruit a friendly and child-focused catering manager to plan and prepare delicious home cooked food for our pupils, someone who has experience of managing a kitchen and who would be willing to become involved in bringing food into the school curriculum.

The successful candidate will: 

• Supervise staff 
• Manage a budget 
• Plan and develop menus that meet the required standards 
• Promote school meals to parents and pupils  
• Cook great food! 
• Have proven high standards of hygiene and food preparation 
• Able to follow sound hygiene practices 
• Ensure that health and safety regulations are observed 
• Follow the menu and recipes agreed 
• Show patience and quiet enthusiasm with the children 
• Be a team player 
• Maintain a high standard of personal and general cleanliness and hygiene to comply with statutory school regulations. 

Additional benefits at working at Abbotsweld Primary Academy: 

• Additional 13 days school holidays
• Competitive salary 
• IT equipment relevant to the post
• A supportive team of leaders and staff
• Opportunities for growth and development
• A collaborative environment to work with colleagues across the trust
• Extensive CPD opportunities, with external courses for career development
• Membership of a generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
• National pay rates 
• Flexible working opportunities
• Supportive special leave requests 

Support and training will be available for candidates who demonstrate the necessary skill set.

Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged. In compliance with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs cannot be accepted.

NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.