Catering Manager

North Bradley CofE Primary School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 0TA

22 days remaining to apply

Closing date
28 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
6 November 2025

Job details

Job role: Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time: The working hours for this role are 21 hours per week. 09:00 - 14:00, Tuesday - Thursday. 09:00 - 12:00, Monday and Friday. The working hours may be negotiable.
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: Between £29,064 and £31,022

What skills and experience we're looking for

North Bradley C.E. Primary School is looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic catering manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall management and operation of the school's catering services, ensuring a high-quality and professional service is provided to pupils, staff, and private clients. You will also need to ensure that all Health & Safety procedures are adhered to at all times. You will be responsible for all aspects of meal planning and ensuring all dietary requirements and nutritional standards are met.

You will need to promote the use of, and generate income through, the catering services on behalf of the school and to respond to all associated issues. Our school currently provides around 300 meals per day, providing meals for our own children and 2 other local schools.

We offer a supportive and caring staff, and delightful, well-mannered children. The successful applicant must be prepared to study a minimum Level 2 NVQ alongside the role.

You must have;

A good standard of knowledge and skills in catering work.

Level 2 food hygiene and safety certificate.

Level 2 food allergy awareness.

Knowledge of food hygiene procedures.

Good communication, teamwork, and staff supervisory skills.

What the school offers its staff

We are a busy, friendly school, with lots going on.

North Bradley CE Primary School welcomes children aged 4-11. We strive to provide children with a happy, stimulating, safe learning environment in which their intellectual, spiritual, personal, social and physical development can flourish. We are a Christian School where we believe that we should love and serve one another and make a difference in the world. We are always seeking ways to do the best for all of our children; establishing exciting learning opportunities that inspire and engage at every level. We are aspirational for all of the children at our school and seek to provide a broad and balanced curriculum that allows children to develop their skills and understanding of a wealth of subjects.

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.