Catering Supervisor
Ravens Academy, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 8TZ15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
June 2026
Closing date
29 April 2026 at 10am
Date listed
14 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,124.00 - £19,006.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Salary Scale 6 - 9
Catering Supervisor job summary
Catering Supervisor (Primary) - Maternity Cover
- 30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time only)
- Required: June 2026
- Temporary - Maternity Cover - 12 months
- NJC Scale Point 6 - 9 (Actual Salary: £18,124 - £19,006)
Ravens Academy is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Catering Supervisor to lead the day-to-day operation of our school kitchen. This is a temporary maternity cover position and is an excellent opportunity for someone with catering experience who enjoys working in a school environment.
The successful candidate will oversee the catering service, supervise two catering assistants and ensure that high-quality, nutritious meals are prepared and served to our pupils each day. The role is hands-on and will involve food preparation, menu planning, ordering supplies and ensuring that all food hygiene and health and safety standards are maintained.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supervising the day-to-day running of the school kitchen
- Preparing and serving healthy, balanced meals in line with School Food Standards
- Managing food orders, stock control and kitchen budgets
- Ensuring compliance with food hygiene, allergen and health & safety regulations
- Leading and supporting two catering assistants
- Promoting healthy eating and encouraging pupils to enjoy school meals
We are looking for someone who:
- Has experience working in a catering environment
- Holds a Level 3 Food Safety qualification (or equivalent)
- Has strong organisational and supervisory skills
- Is enthusiastic about providing high-quality food for children
- Works well as part of a team in a busy school environment
What’s in it for you?
In return, we offer a supportive working environment and the opportunity to make a positive difference to pupils’ wellbeing through the provision of healthy school meals
Access to continuous personal development programs. A bespoke platform supporting colleague welfare and benefits, including pension scheme, employee assistance program (EAP), recognition and reward scheme, cycle to work scheme and discounts on many major high street brands.
About Academy Transformation Trust
Our ATT2030 Vision means we meet our young people where they are at and refuse to leave them there. Our pupils will leave us capable, competent and confident and take their place in the community of educated people. Our staff will be cared for, developed and they do will be capable, competent and confident. We would love to hear from those who want to join us in that mission.
To learn more and to apply please see our application pack or visit our website.
Ravens Academy is part of the Academy Transformation Trust family, whose ambition is that every person who passes through our schools and colleges becomes an educated person - able to take a rightful place in the community of educated people and to join what Robert Maynard Hutchins called “the Great Conversation.” An ATT education stresses history, the scientific mode of thinking, the disciplined use of language, a wide-ranging knowledge of the arts and religion, and the continuity of human enterprise. We aspire for everyone, regardless of their starting point, to leave us capable, competent, and confident.
Ravens Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2025. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.
Closing date: 09.00am, Wednesday 29 April 2026
Interview date: To be confirmed
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2024. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Ravens Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 302 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ravens Academy website
On behalf of all the staff at Ravens Academy, I would like to welcome you and I hope that you enjoy learning more about the school whilst you are browsing.
Ravens is an incredible Academy which belongs to the Academy Transformation Trust family of academies. We believe that every child, every person, is capable of many amazing things. It is therefore vital that we give our children as many different experiences as possible to ensure they are well equipped to succeed in today’s rapidly changing society.
Our curriculum is carefully designed with the children’s specific needs and interests in mind. It is built on the firm foundations of providing our children with excellent English and Maths skills. As a school, we also seek to expand our pupils’ current reality by broadening their horizons, enabling them to realise that there is a wider world out there and encouraging them to be aspirational.
We are committed to helping our pupils make links across themes and subject disciplines, by providing a cohesive learning journey. We believe the curriculum should be connected in a meaningful way, evidencing clear progression and should demonstrate a consistent approach throughout school.
Our expectations are consistently high; not just of us as educators but of the children and families that join together to constitute a vibrant learning community.
Ravens is about teamwork and about forming binding, positive relationships built on mutual trust. Children thrive here in a happy and nurturing environment. Our staff encourage a love of learning and work closely with parents to create a sharing community where all feel a sense of belonging.
Our children are polite and friendly. Visitors to the school often comment on the friendly and welcoming environment that characterises our community.
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