Assistant Catering Manager

Little London Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 1SR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  29 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Term time: 30 hours per week, term time only + 1 working week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Salary: B3 (SCP 7-11) £27,274 - £29,070, Actual Salary: £19,020- £20,272

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised and dedicated Assistant Catering Manager to support the delivery of our in-house catering service at Little London Academy. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in providing a high-quality, nutritious and welcoming dining experience for our students, staff and visitors.

As Assistant Catering Manager, you will work closely with the Catering Manager to support the day-to-day operation of the academy kitchen and dining facilities, helping to ensure excellent standards of food quality, hygiene, food safety and customer service. You will assist with food production and service, stock control, ordering, food safety compliance and the supervision of catering staff, whilst maintaining a positive and efficient working environment.

Working as part of a dedicated catering team, you will help deliver a high-quality food offer, promote healthy eating and contribute to creating an enjoyable dining experience for all. The successful candidate will also deputise for the Catering Manager when required and support the smooth running of the catering operation.

This role would suit an experienced catering professional with strong organisational skills, a proactive approach and a passion for delivering an outstanding catering service within an educational setting.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience working within a busy catering or kitchen environment.
• Experience preparing and serving food to a consistently high standard.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations, hygiene standards and HACCP principles.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• The ability to support, motivate and work effectively with a catering team.
• Experience of stock control, ordering and monitoring food supplies.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• A commitment to maintaining the highest standards of food hygiene, safety and cleanliness.
• Experience of allergen management and food safety record keeping.
• A positive, reliable and flexible approach to work.
• Level 2 Food Safety or Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to achieve this qualification).
• Experience within a school or education setting is desirable.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a local government pension scheme.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

B3 Assistant Catering Manager.pdf - 393 KB (opens in new tab)

About Little London Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 431 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: recruitment@tgat.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/little-london-community-primary-school-leeds

Little London Academy, in the centre of Leeds, is a school which is immensely proud of its history. Serving a vibrant, diverse and ambitious community, we work in partnership with every family to ensure we offer the very best life chances for every child.As part of the Gorse Academies Trust, we can offer our pupils a range of amazing opportunities through visits and visitors, an array of enrichment activities, and the chance to access a world class education from the age of 3 through to 19.We firmly believe that every child has the right to an amazing education, from when they start with us in our Nursery (planned to welcome our first children in September 2024) through to when they move up to secondary and the chance of a place at an outstanding GORSE secondary school.Our school facilities are modern and advanced, with safe and amazing outdoor spaces, brand new technology and the offer of a Chromebook laptop for every child from Year 1 onwards. We want to help every child to access learning in school and in the home setting.We pride ourselves on a high standard of education for all pupils, the highest expectations for positive behaviour, and an ethos of respect and understanding for one another.Whatever the needs, and the individual skills and creative talents of your child, we commit every day to help them to shine, to have fun and to enjoy success. With every success, we help children to believe in themselves, and we offer them the gift of choice for an amazing future.Sam Done,
PrincipalLittle London Academy

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