Relief Chef Manager

Cidari Education Limited, Blackburn, BB1 2QE

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  16 December 2025

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  16 December 2025

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: NJC Grade 7 SCP 19 - 25 (32,061 - 36,363 fte)

Relief Chef Manager job summary

Relief Chef Manager

37 hours per week, Full Time

Permanent

Term Time + 1 week, 44.67 weeks per year

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and flexible Relief Chef Manager to join Cidari Multi Academy Trust and support catering provision across our academies. This Trust-wide role is key to ensuring continuity, quality and high standards within our school kitchens, providing operational cover where required and supporting teams to deliver a safe, efficient and welcoming catering service.

You will work across multiple sites, stepping in to manage kitchens during periods of absence, transition or increased operational need. The role requires a confident catering professional with strong leadership skills, a thorough understanding of food safety and allergen compliance, and the ability to quickly adapt to different environments while maintaining consistent standards.

This is a varied and hands-on role, ideal for someone who enjoys working autonomously, supporting teams, and contributing to the smooth running of catering services that positively impact pupils and staff every day. Travel across Trust academies is required, with mileage paid.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Flexible, term-time hours
  
• The opportunity of working within a supportive, friendly environment across a well-run and respected Trust
  
• Good opportunities for personal and career development
  
• Access to health and wellbeing support for you and your family
  
• Employment within a Trust committed to equality and opportunity and nationally and locally negotiated pay arrangements
  
• Terms and conditions protected through a formal trade union recognition in agreement with all major education and support staff unions, supported through regular JCNC meetings
  
• Access to employee benefits & rewards through Perkbox
  
• Cycle to work scheme
  

THE RIGHT CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• A recognised and relevant qualification in catering or hospitality at Level 4 or equivalent
  
• GCSE English and Maths at grade C or above
  
• A proven ability to lead and motivate teams across multiple sites
  
• A high level of communication and organisational skills
  
• The ability to use relevant technology and catering systems
  
• A can-do attitude and strong customer service ethos
  
• A commitment to the health, wellbeing and positive experience of pupils through the catering provision
  

Advert End Date: Monday 5th January 2026 at 1pm

Proposed Interview date: Tuesday 13th January 2026

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, an online search will be carried out as part of our safer recruitment pre-employment checks on shortlisted candidates.

We are a member of Cidari Multi Academy Trust, established in November 2013, a growing educational trust and part of the Blackburn Diocese. Cidari Education is committed to providing high-quality education for all children in our academies, based on clearly established Christian values and principles.

Cidari Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure & Barring Service, including cautions, reprimands, final warnings, or convictions.

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 Cidari Education Limited

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cidari-education-limited

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