Catering Manager

The Birley Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 3BP

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  1 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: £26,875.15 - £29,178.36

Catering Manager job summary

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Catering Manager to lead the catering provision at The Birley Academy. You will oversee the day-to-day operation of the academy's catering service, managing a dedicated team to deliver high-quality, nutritious meals while ensuring excellent standards of food safety, hygiene, compliance and customer service. Working closely with academy leaders and suppliers, you will manage budgets, stock control and service improvement initiatives, helping to create a positive dining experience that supports student wellbeing and success.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a proactive catering professional with strong leadership skills and experience managing catering teams in a busy environment. You will have a Food Hygiene Level 2 qualification (or higher), extensive knowledge of food safety, COSHH and health and safety regulations, and experience in menu planning, stock control and budget management. The successful candidate will be highly organised, customer-focused and committed to promoting healthy eating, building positive relationships across the academy community and creating a welcoming dining environment where students can enjoy a positive lunchtime experience.

Why Join Us

This is an excellent opportunity to lead and develop a key service within a successful and values-driven academy. As part of L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, you will benefit from a supportive leadership team, ongoing professional development opportunities, a collaborative working environment and a comprehensive employee benefits package. Most importantly, you will play a vital role in enhancing students' health, wellbeing and overall school experience while making a visible impact every day.

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 Birley Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1061 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Birley Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-birley-academy

The Birley Academy is a popular secondary academy in the southeast of Sheffield. We have a modern building set on a pleasant campus with excellent facilities.

We believe that our students are entitled to nothing but the best and are fully committed to transforming the school into an exceptional place to learn.

We can offer you students who are keen to become their best selves; student who will make you remember why working in a school is so special; staff who are hardworking and who want the best for our school; a
leadership team who are passionate and dedicated to making The Birley Academy brilliant and a supportive and aspirational Trust.

Our vision is simple: to ensure that we constantly challenge ourselves and our students to aspire to our very best, enjoying learning and being active members of the learning community. As part of the L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, we work with all stakeholders including parents, local businesses, community leaders and our partner primaries to represent and best meet the needs of our students.

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