Catering Manager

Carlton Keighley, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6EB

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  22 August 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  24 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,242.38 - £28,506.94 Annually (Actual) Band 8, SCP 17 to 22

Catering Manager job summary

'CAT employs rolling recruitment methodologies, with shortlisting and interviews for some roles taking place as and when applications are received. This may mean that some roles are recruited to before the closing date, we therefore advise that applications are made without undue delay’.

Carlton Keighley is a small community secondary school, set in an attractive semi-rural location. In 2018 we joined Carlton Academy Trust (CAT), which proudly oversees three secondary schools, three primary schools, and three special schools, collectively educating nearly 5,000 students and employing almost 1,000 members of staff. All CAT schools are rated either Outstanding or Good by Ofsted. Since then, the school has made rapid progress, gaining its’ first ever ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted in January 2020. Standards in the school have continued to improve due to our culture of high expectations, resulting in some of our best exam results ever and a rapidly expanding school roll. Although a remarkable journey, this is not the limit of the school’s ambitions as it aspires to the Trust motto of ‘Excellence for All’ and becoming an outstanding school over the next few years. As such, aspirations of all students are high and don’t allow the significant disadvantages that they face to be an excuse for poor outcomes. Teaching and learning is the focus of everything we do, investing in staff through regular, high-quality research-led professional development.

Carlton Keighley is a great place to work with helpful, friendly, and supportive staff and excellent standards of student behaviour and conduct which promote a calm, purposeful atmosphere within lessons and around school. Staff welfare is a priority, and we strive to preserve a proper work-life balance through small class sizes, early Friday finishes, with meetings and paperwork kept to an absolute minimum.

The ideal candidate will bring a genuine passion food and a solid background in high-volume environments—ideally from a restaurant or premium contract catering setting.

At Carlton Academy Trust, we set high standards for our catering services, and those expectations continue to grow. We are seeking someone who is not only excited to deliver quality meals but also confident in introducing children to new flavours and ingredients they might not have experienced before.

This is more than just a cooking role. We are looking for a leader—someone who can inspire and develop their team, manage budgets effectively, deliver exceptional buffets for a range of events, and uphold the strong, positive food culture we have built across the Trust.

If you are creative, ambitious, and ready to make a real impact through food, we would love to hear from you.

Employee welfare is extremely important to us, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive employee benefits package through the ‘Carlton Cares’ programme, designed to support colleagues physical, mental and financial wellbeing. These benefits include a fully funded Health Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme, in addition to salary sacrifice and employee discount schemes.

Employee Benefits - Carlton Academy Trust

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Carlton Keighley

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 790 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Carlton Keighley website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/carlton-keighley

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