Catering Manager (Secondary School)
Rastrick High School, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 3XB16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
30 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £43,434.00 - £39,152.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Scale points 23-28 £34,434 - £39,152 FTE: The actual Salary £30,195 - £34,333 is based on working term time only, plus 5 days.
Catering Manager (Secondary School) job summary
Polaris Multi Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a Catering Manager at Rastrick High School.
Rastrick High School has over 1700 students and we have an exciting opportunity for you to work along side our Trust Catering Manager to shape and deliver an outstanding service to our students, staff and visitors.
To succeed in this fast-paced and exciting role, you will have experience of catering management within a 'cook from fresh, high volume' education environment.
You will be a confident and articulate communicator, with strong management skills.
Polaris Multi Academy Trust is a successful growing Multi Academy Trust with a family of 1 secondary school, 5 primary schools and 1 Private Day Care Nursery in our care.
Core Purpose
- To support the Trust Catering Manager in the provision of an effective and efficient food service and front of house catering team at Rastrick High School.
- Assist the Trust Catering Manager to consistently deliver the highest standard of food offering to students, staff, parents and visitors whilst complying with nutritional standards, health improvement initiatives.
- Support the school’s curriculum activities.
- Responsibility for leading and the managing of the on-site catering team.
What we offer
- A strong support team which is focused on providing a first-class service for the academy
- An environment that supports professional development
- Generous holiday allowance for support staff
- Opportunities to share and develop good practice
- Free Gym Access (at Rastrick High School)
- Onsite car park
- Discounted Nursery (at Smarties Nursery)
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Company Pension Scheme
- Well-being initiatives
What you offer
- Experience of catering management within a large Educational based setting (3 years minimum)
- A minimum of Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate
- Experience of food safety management systems based on HACCP
- An understanding of budgeting and principles of P&L
- The ability to prepare, cook and present food to a high standard
- An understanding of COSHH, H&S, manual handling, electrical safety
- Being a team player is essential
- The ability to promote positive behaviour
Please refer to the attached Job Pack for full details of the job description and the person specification.
We are interested in individuals who are passionate about their skills and abilities and about making a difference. We have a strong focus on high standards and aspirations and welcome candidates who are professional and enjoy working as part of a team.
If that sounds like you, and you want to be challenged in a supportive environment then please apply to be part of our team.
This role is full time, working term time only including training days plus 5 additional days.
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 Rastrick High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1780 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Rastrick High School website
With around 1600 students and 200 staff, the School continues to grow and we are investing in our facilities and environment accordingly. As a result, this is an exciting time to be joining the school and contributing to its success.
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