Catering Manager (South)

Adwick Primary School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7SH

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  3 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £36,363.00 - £39,152.00 Annually (FTE) Term time only plus 5 training days plus 5 days in the holidays = £32,509 - £35,002

Catering Manager (South) job summary

This role is for 37 hours a week, 40 weeks per year (term time plus 5 training days, plus 5 days in the holidays)

Are you enthusiastic, reliable, and enjoy working as part of a team? We are looking for a catering manager in the south, to work alongside our catering manager in the north to join our central team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys overseeing busy kitchen environments, takes pride in providing healthy and nutritious meals, and leads by example.

We are looking for a Regional Catering Manager to lead and develop our catering service across our South hub schools. Under the leadership of the Director of Operations, you will oversee kitchen teams, support menu planning and production, and drive a consistently high-quality, great-value service that champions healthy eating and minimises waste. You will travel between sites, building relationships and inspiring excellence.You will:

Lead, support and develop kitchen teams across multiple school sites

Work with Principals and School Business Managers to plan menus that are compliant, nutritious and popular

Improve systems and standards across kitchens (including ordering, auditing and reducing food waste)

Ensure excellent food hygiene, health & safety and allergy management across all sites

Monitor suppliers and reporting to ensure value for money

Cover when necessary to ensure continuity of service

If you are an experienced catering leader who is passionate about delivering great food for children and building strong kitchen teams, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal conversation please contact Lynsey Cook, Director of Operations lcook@vennacademy.org

• Our Multi Academy Trust is a group of inspirational and aspirational mainstream and specialist schools in Yorkshire whose main objective is to ensure that all pupils make exceptional progress through the development of outstanding staff.

  Venn Academy Trust is committed to achieving fairness and equality in employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

  Our Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.

  An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants

  Online searches will be carried out as part of Venn Academy Trust’s recruitment due diligence for all shortlisted candidates, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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 Adwick Primary School

• School type: Academies, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 382 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Adwick Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/adwick-primary-school-doncaster

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