Catering Manager

The Alderton Junior School, Loughton, Essex, IG10 3HE

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  27 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  16 April 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: £21,260.00 Annually (Actual) Term Time only, salary annualised and paid in 12 equal installments: Monday to Friday (6 Hours ) 7.45 am - 2.15pm

Catering Manager job summary

Working pattern Monday - Friday 7.45 to 2.15 (6 hours per day ) 39 Weeks.

The school meals provided should be delivered to the highest standards, ensuring excellence, as the school believes the eating experience is part of our whole school experience.

Planning, preparing and presenting all food in line with Statutory Regulations and School Food Standards;

Ensuring that methods of preparation and presentation comply with currently recognised catering standards and food safety legislation;

Managing a small team, including ensuring effective Performance Management;

• Responsibility for ordering food supplies and stock control, labelling and rotation;
• Ensuring prompt service of all meals;
• Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to multitask and organise workload
• Great communication skills. Communicating effectively with different internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent teamwork skills, including communication and prioritisation
• Experience working in professional kitchens

In return, we can offer:

• Friendly experienced team supported through LBA Safety Ltd.

• Training

• Uniform

• Access to the local government pension scheme

• A wellbeing package including an annual term-time wellbeing day and Employee Assistance Programme

• Cycle to work scheme

Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust (EFSPT) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS check, and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed. Online searches are conducted on all shortlisted candidates. EFSPT is committed to equality and to making fair and equitable treatment an integral part of everything we do.

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 The Alderton Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 211 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Alderton Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-alderton-junior-school

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