Catering Supervisor

Acorn Education Trust, Warminster, BA12 9DR

42 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  29 September 2025

• Closing date

  10 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  29 September 2025

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: £14.28 per hour (£27,550.17 pro rata per annum)

Catering Supervisor job summary

Acorn Education Trust is looking for a Catering Supervisor to join its dedicated and friendly catering team, based at St Michael’s C of E Primary School and provide a high-quality catering service which supports the well-being of pupils and staff, including meeting school catering and health and safety standards.

Working Hours: Part Time (32.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 39 weeks per year, includes Teacher Training days). Required: ASAP

St Michael’s is an open and inclusive primary school, educating children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. Located in the garrison town of Larkhill, Wiltshire, our setting aims to spark interest, ignite a passion for learning and fire up ambition to inspire every child to recognise and exceed expectations. Our staff provide a challenging, yet nurturing, environment based on our Christian values and we are committed to learning outside the classroom, as much as inside; with regular trips planned and visitors invited in to help make the learning relevant and linked to both our local community and the wider world. In May 2022, we joined Acorn Education Trust, which has provided exciting opportunities to improve local education and draw on collective experience.

Reporting to the Head of Catering, the successful candidate will be highly organised and consistent, with experience working in a similar environment at management level. You will have a good practical aptitude, strong culinary skills and a solid knowledge of culinary production. An understanding of the routines and legislative requirements for working in school/industrial catering is advantageous for the role, as is the ability to observe and implement health and safety regulations.

We are looking for someone who:

• Holds a Level 2 food safety certificate or NVQ equivalent;
• Has a solid understanding of food handling, preparation and hygiene;
• Has strong culinary skills and knowledge in culinary production;
• Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills and is able to work with a variety of pupils and staff;
• Is organised with a practical aptitude;
• Is self-motivated dedicated and consistent;
• Has the ability to deal with new challenging situations;
• Is a strong team player who can use their own initiative;
• Can observe and implement health and safety regulations;
• Can thrive working in a busy environment;
• Has previous experience in a similar role (advantageous);
• Has a positive and flexible attitude.

We can offer the successful candidate:

• An ambitious and vibrant place to work, with enthusiastic children and staff who are passionate about learning;
• A workplace where everyone feels valued and supported;
• Opportunities for training and progression;
• The support of Acorn Education Trust, with excellent opportunities to work with experienced colleagues;
• A supportive and clearly defined induction procedure.

For information about this role, including a full Job Description and Person Specification, please read our Applicant Information Pack. If you have any additional questions, please contact: 01985-801055.

Closing Date: Friday 10th October 2025 at 12pm

Interview Date: TBC

Please note: while the closing date for applications has been set, we reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate upon receipt of an exceptional application. Therefore, we would encourage prompt application for this position.

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 Acorn Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Acorn Education Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/acorn-education-trust

The Acorn Education Trust was formed in August 2014 to create a local solution to a national strategy. Through close collaboration and a shared vision we believe each school will achieve great things while retaining their individual identity.

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