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Catering Manager
Iceni Secondary Academy, Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 4PE33 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
2 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,830.00 - £26,521.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Point 16 - 20
Catering Manager job summary
Catering Manager
NJC Scale Point: 16-20
35 hours per week, 39 Weeks per annum
FTE Salary: £30,518 - £32,597
Actual Salary: £24,830 - £26,521
Permanent contract commencing as soon as possible
Iceni Academy are seeking to appoint an organised Catering Manager who will work to lead our catering team and who truly wants the best for our students. If you enjoy working with young people and would like to help them prepare for their future working lives, we would like to hear from you.
We are seeking to appoint an individual who, under the direction of the academy leadership team and Trust catering team, will develop and manage the overall catering service within the academy. The successful candidate will also play an active part in identifying opportunities for both the development of the service and improvements, to ensure both a cost effective and quality service.
To succeed, you will have relevant experience in a senior position within a large-scale catering establishment, be educated to NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Catering and have achieved Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate.
Why choose Iceni Academy? We have a key focus on staff well-being, with a number of initiatives in place across the academy including bespoke departmental marking and assessment policies which have dramatically reduced teacher workload. If you want to inspire, aspire, and achieve, come, and join something special and make your mark.
We aim to provide our young people with the qualifications, skills, and attributes to have a successful and happy life.
As a proud Academy Transformation Trust Academy, we are devoted to professional development and support which is second to none. Our trust is registered as Disability Confident, and we welcome all applications. Our ATT Institute offers hundreds of training events and leadership accreditation qualifications to develop your talent to its full potential. As an academy we believe it is our role to develop your expertise to the full through supportive coaching in order to transform the lives of our students.
In return, you can expect fantastic Professional Development opportunities, a comprehensive employee benefits package, shopping discounts, cycle-to-work and gym schemes, cinema tickets and an employee assistance programme.
To learn more and apply online, please see our application pack for more information and visit our careers page.
Closing date for applications: Monday 05 January 2026 at 9am or sooner if we receive sufficient applications
Interview date: To be confirmed
Iceni Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and the successful applicant must undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2025.
We are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are a Disability Confident Employer. We are open to Flexible Working.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2023. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Iceni Secondary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 582 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Iceni Secondary Academy website
Why choose Iceni Academy? Iceni Academy is on a journey to transform the lives of all students and staff with whom we work. We are determined to give our students the very best education possible, so they can realise their full potential and succeed in their later lives, by offering them a broad and balanced knowledge-rich curriculum, rooted in strong pedagogy, throughout their time studying with us. We hold this as the gold standard for all our students, with Ofsted inspectors particularly noting that ‘Leaders….have high expectations of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)’.
Iceni Academy is sponsored by Academy Transformation Trust, whose mission is to transform learning, aspirations and opportunities for their pupils and the communities in which they live. This commitment also extends to staff who are key to their success.
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