Catering Manager
Neale-Wade Academy, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9PX14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
18 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 June 2026
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
- £32,046.00 - £35,570.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Grade G £27,865.55 - £30,929.84 Annually Actual
Catering Manager job summary
Location: Neale Wade Academy, March, Cambridgeshire
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Working Pattern: 37 hours, 39.6 weeks (term time plus)
Salary: ALT Grade G £27,865.55 - £30,929.84 Annually Actual
We are looking for a Catering Manager to oversee all aspects of food provision at Neale-Wade Academy, ensuring an efficient, safe and welcoming service for pupils and staff each day. This role combines hands-on leadership with strategic oversight, from planning nutritious menus and driving uptake, to managing budgets, suppliers and a committed catering team. With a strong focus on compliance, food safety and allergen management, the postholder will maintain high standards while continually improving the service. It is an opportunity to shape a catering offer that promotes healthy choices, reflects student needs and contributes positively to the wider school community.
Summary of Key Responsibilities- Lead and manage the day-to-day catering operation, including food preparation, service delivery and team supervision
- Plan and develop menus that meet nutritional standards and support healthy eating for pupils
- Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, allergen regulations and Trust policies
- Manage budgets, stock control and supplier relationships to deliver value for money
- Monitor service performance, customer satisfaction and uptake, implementing improvements where needed
Why Join Our Trust?
- Belong to a compassionate and inclusive trust that values you and the role you play.
- Join an experienced group of people that are fully dedicated to delivering the best for our children.
- Gain access to our VivUp employee benefit system, Cycle to Work scheme and local government pension.
Contact
If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity and our Academy, then please contact Donna Spendelow, HR Recruitment Officer, at: DSpendelow@neale-wade.org
The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Neale-Wade Academy
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1222 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Neale-Wade Academy website
Neale Wade Academy is an educational establishment for 11 - 18 year old students.
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