Kitchen Manager
Avenue Centre for Education, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3NJ22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 September 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
- NCJ Luton L3 (SCP 6-8) Depending on Experience
Additional allowances
NCJ Luton L3 (SCP 6-8) Depending on Experience
Kitchen Manager job summary
Post Title: Kitchen Manager
Start Date: Oct/Nov 2026 Hours: 27.5 hours per week, term time only
Job Type: Fixed Term Contract - This role is initially offered on a fixed-term basis, with the intention of making the position permanent, subject to satisfactory performance and the ongoing needs of the school.
Salary Grade: NJC L3 SCP 6-8 (£25,989-£26,824) The salary will be pro rata plus LGPS pension benefits.
Apply: Please apply via My New Term https://www.mynewterm.com/ CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in ACE. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
ACE Lead Contact: Tracy Ridge at hr@avenuecentre.co.uk Telephone Number: 01582 359370. Further Information: https://avenuecentre.co.uk/
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Kitchen Manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the kitchen at Avenue Centre for Education, a Pupil Referral Unit in Luton.
Working independently as our sole Kitchen Manager, you will plan, prepare and cook breakfast, mid-morning snacks and a two-course lunch, providing fresh, nutritious and appealing meals for approximately 40-70 pupils each day.
You will also manage menu planning, food ordering, stock control, food hygiene and allergen requirements, cleaning and catering records, ensuring the kitchen remains safe, efficient and well organised.
Why work at ACE? This is an opportunity to become an important part of a specialist school community, where your work can make a real difference to young people every day. The role offers the independence to manage and organise your own kitchen, while being part of the wider ACE team. As a term-time-only position, working 27.5 hours per week over 38 weeks, it also offers working arrangements that fit around the school year.
We are looking for someone who takes pride in their food, enjoys working with young people and wants a rewarding role where their contribution is genuinely valued.
Safeguarding Statement:
ACE is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Our interviews will always include relevant questions relating to child protection and/or safeguarding. A satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with a Children’s Barred List Check is required as a condition of employment. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted on shortlisted candidates to identify anything that may need further exploration with candidates. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Equal Opportunities Statement:
At the Avenue Centre we believe that all individuals are of equal value and we are committed to equal opportunities for all. All people who work and study in the school have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, class, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief. To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this vacancy.
Internal Closing Date: Mid-day on Friday 2nd October Interview Date: Week of 12th October
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Avenue Centre for Education
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Size
- 51 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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School location
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