Catering Supervisor

Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0DR

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 September 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  26 August 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: £14,309.00 - £14,766.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 4 SCP 4-6

Catering Supervisor job summary

Brindle Gregson Lane is looking for a passionate and experienced Catering Supervisor to lead our in-house catering team. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape a service that nourishes and inspires our children every day.

We believe lunchtimes should be more than just a meal — they’re a time for our pupils to refuel, enjoy, and learn about healthy choices. If you have a flair for food, a heart for community, and the skills to lead a team, we’d love to hear from you!

Our new Catering Supervisor will:

Take charge of our school’s daily catering service — from planning menus to leading service.

Create exciting, nutritious menus that cater to all dietary needs and follow national food guidelines.

Lead, support, and develop a dedicated catering team, promoting excellence in food preparation, safety, and service.

Maintain the highest standards of hygiene, health, and safety in the kitchen and dining areas.

Manage the catering budget effectively, ensuring best value while reducing waste.

Work with staff, students, parents, and local suppliers to promote healthy eating and strengthen our community links.

Play a key role in school events, showcasing the pride we take in our food service.

What they’ll have:

Experience leading a catering or hospitality team in a school or similar setting.

Be creative, organised, and passionate about delivering meals children love and that meet their nutritional needs.

Understands the importance of food in supporting learning, well-being and inclusion.

Manage budgets, plan ahead, and lead with a hands-on, can-do approach.

This role is part time (25 hours per week), permanent and term time only plus inset days. Hours of work are Monday to Friday 8:30-1:30.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please complete our online application form and include a personal statement to support your application and outline the relevant skills and experience you can bring to Endeavour Learning Trust.

Applications should be submitted by 9am on Monday 15th September 2025

Interviews are to be confirmed

SAFEGUARDING

Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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 Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 186 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brindle-gregson-lane-primary-school-preston

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