Deputy Catering Manager

Calthorpe Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 0TP

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025 To Be Confirmed

• Closing date

  8 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,062.00 - £20,999.00 Annually (Actual) 30 Hours Per week

Deputy Catering Manager job summary

Job Description: Deputy Catering Manager

(Oakland School part of Calthorpe Academy)

Reports to: Catering Manager
Hours: 30 hours per week, term time only

Purpose of Job
To assist the Catering Manager in overseeing the catering provision at Oakland School and to manage one Catering Staff on site. Deputise for the Catering Manager when required, ensuring the smooth operation of the catering service.

Duties and Responsibilities

To assist the Catering Manager in:

• Planning and preparing menus suitable for Oakland School's offsite provision.
• Overseeing food preparation and ensuring high-quality meals are delivered.
• Monitoring stock levels and placing orders with suppliers.
• Checking, recording, and storing food deliveries according to Health & Safety and audit requirements.
• Sourcing suppliers and ensuring best value in procurement.
• Ensuring Health & Safety checks and records are maintained daily in line with HACCP regulations.
• Maintaining cleanliness and food safety standards in the kitchen.
• Supporting with the preparation of food for other events or functions, when needed.
• Keeping accurate financial records for the Oakland School offsite catering provision.
• Managing and motivating the Catering Staff, ensuring appropriate training and effective deployment.
• Liaising with staff, suppliers, and other stakeholders as necessary.
• Upholding the ethos, vision, and aims of Oakland School.

Specific Duties for the Deputy Catering Manager

• Managing all catering systems and processes at Oakland School's offsite location.
• Recording daily temperature checks and maintaining Health & Safety standards.
• Rotating stock and monitoring expiry dates daily.
• Handling and reconciling all cash and ensuring secure storage, with daily reconciliation sheets submitted to the Catering Manager.
• Deputising for the Catering Manager as required.
• Performing other reasonable catering duties as requested by the Catering Manager or leadership team.

Requirements
The ability to confidently fulfil all verbal communication requirements in English is essential.

Safeguarding Commitment
Calthorpe Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work

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.

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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 Calthorpe Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 430 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Calthorpe Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/calthorpe-academy

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