Catering Supervisor

Chilcote Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B28 0PB

28 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  25 March 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: £28,598.00 - £34,434.00 Annually (FTE) Band B - 32.5 hours per week - Term time only (salary is pending April 2026 Pay Award)

Catering Supervisor job summary

Chilcote Primary School is seeking to appoint a motivated, skilled and enthusiastic Catering Supervisor to lead our busy school kitchen and ensure the delivery of high quality, nutritious meals for our children.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about food, enjoys working with people, and is committed to maintaining the highest standards of service, hygiene and safety.

What we are looking for:

We are seeking a Catering Supervisor who can:

• Lead the day‑to‑day running of our school catering service, ensuring meals are prepared, cooked and served to a high standard
• Supervise, support and coordinate catering staff, ensuring a positive and efficient working environment.
• Plan and implement varied and nutritious menus in line with DfE Food standards and pupils' dietary requirements
• Maintain excellent hygiene and safety standards across the kitchen, ensuring full compliance with Health & Safety, Food Hygiene and Environmental Health requirements
• Manage stock and food ordering processes and systems
• Contribute positively to school life, including supporting catering needs for school events and functions.

What you will bring:

• Experience working in a professional kitchen environment
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Good communication skills and the ability to work under pressure
• A flexible, proactive and professional approach

Why join us?

At Chilcote Primary School, we are proud of our warm, welcoming community and our commitment to providing the very best for our children. As Catering Supervisor, you will play a key role in shaping a positive dining experience and supporting the wellbeing of our pupils through high‑quality school meals.

You will be supported by a dedicated team, opportunities for training and development, and a friendly school environment where staff are valued.

Interested applicants should carefully look through the job description and person specification for this role. You will find the JDPS in the related documents section.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Chilcote School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications; medical fitness; identity and right to work. As part of revised safer recruitment processes, we will also conduct an online search. Search criteria is available on request.

The school’s Safeguarding and Whistleblowing policies can be found on our careers page or via the school website: www.chilcoteschool.com

Disclaimer

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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 Chilcote Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 441 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chilcote Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chilcote-primary-school

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