Catering Manager

Sunnyside Spencer Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 4HQ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  May 2026

• Closing date

  30 March 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  25 February 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: £16,326.00 - £17,419.00 Annually (Actual) 25 hours per week, term time only (plus Inset days). NJC 11-15

Catering Manager job summary

Following the retirement of our long-standing Catering Manager, an exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Spencer Academies Trust catering team within Sunnyside Spencer Academy in Chilwell. As Catering Manager, you will lead a busy primary kitchen with two Catering Assistants to deliver high-quality, nutritious meals in a safe, welcoming environment.

You’ll be responsible for:

Planning menus in collaboration with the central catering team

Managing food orders, budgets, and HACCP records

Leading and motivating staff, managing roles and responsibilities within the team, ensuring adequate cover

Maintaining high standards of hygiene and customer satisfaction

Enhancing our food offering and managing multiple dining spaces and sittings

Supporting staff development and conducting performance reviews

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking someone with:

Experience in professional kitchens and preparing fresh food

Proven leadership in catering environments

Strong organisational, communication, and decision-making skills

Knowledge of food hygiene, safety, and HACCP principles

A proactive, flexible approach and commitment to excellence

A professional catering qualification and Food Hygiene certification (desirable)

If you would like to find out more about working with us, then please contact Nicola Taylor info@spencertrust.org.uk

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

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.

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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 Sunnyside Spencer Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 208 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sunnyside Spencer Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sunnyside-spencer-academy

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