Catering Manager
Hurworth School, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 2JGThis job expired on 19 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week / Term Time only plus 5 days (47 weeks paid, 39 weeks worked)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Band 6, SCP 9-12 - £23,804 – £24,977 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Catering Manager to work within our school catering service. Duties will include the day-to-day management of catering staff, preparation of school meals and menus ensuring that a high standard of food hygiene/handling and safe working practices are used. The successful candidate will have excellent organisational skills and be able to successfully manage the school meal service within an allocated budget. The ideal candidate will possess excellent people skills, good time management, and the ability to be flexible and creative.
To apply you must have an NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Catering, at least one year’s experience in a catering role, previous supervisory experience in a catering environment and the Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. A Level 3 Food Safety Certificate and being Craft trained in Professional Cookery would be desirable.
Northern Arch Learning Partnership and its partner schools are passionate about safeguarding the welfare of pupils and maximising their life chances. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.
Information for applicants, including the job description and person specification for this role and an on-line application form, can be viewed at https://nalp.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies If you have any difficulties completing the on-line application form, please contact the People Team on people@nalp.org.uk
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer high quality in-house coaching and mentoring; access to a wide range of professional development opportunities; access to Trust networks and professional development; access to Darlington networks; a highly supportive and collaborative staff; amazing children. For further information or to discuss the post, please contact Mrs S Jones, Operations and Business Manager via email at SJones@nalp.org.uk
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post and the successful applicant will either need to apply for a DBS or give the Trust consent to check their status if they are registered with the Update Service.
An online search will be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with KCSIE. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and candidates will have the chance to discuss any issues of concern at interview.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hurworth School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 645 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hurworth School website
- Email address
- sjones@nalp.org.uk
It is an honour to welcome you to Hurworth School and to be able to share the success of our students with you. We strive to ensure that all students achieve their very best academically, we are convinced that it is crucial to offer students the opportunity to develop and grow into confident, resilient, and exceptional young people.
In order to achieve this, we aim for our students to develop moral integrity and become responsible global citizens who demonstrate tolerance and a strong sense of responsibility towards each other and to those beyond their immediate community.
The journey students embark upon at Hurworth School brings change, challenge, and opportunity: the response to which goes a long way to determining the student’s quality of life upon leaving school. We strongly uphold that any success is due to the hard work and determination of students, staff and parents working collaboratively.
Hurworth School inspires excellence by its very nature, and we seek to fulfil the potential of all those involved in our unique and remarkable educational community.
We would welcome you to take time to come and visit the school during the day to see for yourselves what a remarkable place it is.
Rachel Somerville
Head Teacher
Arranging a visit to Hurworth School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sjones@nalp.org.uk.
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