Catering Manager

Paget High School, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3DR

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  4 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 September 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: £23,547.00 - £25,941.00 Annually (Actual)

Catering Manager job summary

Purpose - Delivery of high standards of service. Skilled preparation and cooking activities, including special dietary meals. Provision of a high quality, choice and variety product range to achieve maximum sales. Monitoring and evaluation of performance. Maintenance and development of systems to ensure the smooth running of the catering service.

Communication - Liaise with students, staff and external catering agencies.

People Management - To comply and engage with people management polices and processes Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school. Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals. Attend and participate in regular meetings Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required. Recognise own strengths, areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.

Financial Support - Management of costs to achieve trading surplus. Maintenance of records and controls as required by Catering Services. Adjustment of staffing levels of income. Responsibility for the ordering, receipt and storage of supplies Personally accountable for delivering services efficiently, efficiently within budget and to implement any approved savings and investment allocated to the service area. Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. This job description is current at the date shown but, in consultation, may be changed by the Head Teacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title

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 Paget High School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 606 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Paget High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/paget-high-school

Paget High School is situated in the Branston area of Burton upon Trent, with easy links to the A38. Our well maintained and equipped buildings are set in beautiful grounds that include an orchard and a working farm.

We serve a diverse community of approximately 700 students in Years 7-13.

Judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2023, the governors and leadership team are determined that our students receive the best possible education.

We provide our staff with excellent ongoing professional development and are careful to consider wellbeing in our decision making.

You can expect excellent line management, coaching and mentoring, and a close and effective working relationship with senior leaders and the administration team.

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