Temporary Kitchen Manager
Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5TZ25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
17 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
23 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 35 hours per week worked 07.30 - 14.30
Contract type
- Fixed term - 9 - 12 months
Pay scale
- E 18
Hourly rate
- £16.35 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit a dynamic temporary Kitchen Manager to join us and be a part of our established catering team. Based at one of our trust’s primary schools in Totnes, you will be managing a team of four and be responsible for the day to day catering operations, providing a lunchtime hot meal service to the pupils and staff. As part of the role, you will also be responsible for overseeing the mobile food delivery to another small local primary school. There will also be opportunities for catering for trust events.
We are looking for a dedicated, professional and personable individual with a can-do attitude. You must have previous experience of working in catering and have a good knowledge of food hygiene and preparation. A Level 2 award in Food Safety in Catering qualification or equivalent will be required for the role.
The main purpose of the role is to oversee the preparation of meals, organise food service and the purchase of food; supervision of staff
Maintenance of hygiene
- Ensure that catering practice complies with appropriate health and safety legislation.
Administration
- Supervise the purchase and storage of food to ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
- Have good financial knowledge to manage incoming invoices and account budgeting.
- Computer literacy, to have working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, calendar and email
Resources
- Actively promote the school meals service to pupils and parents to increase awareness of healthy eating and the uptake of school meals.
- Ordering and recording of all ingredients used and stock taking.
- Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and productive working environment
- Maintain records as requested
- Plan menus, following guidelines on nutrition and healthy eating
- Ensure availability to staff of equipment and supplies
- Monitor and manage supplies within an agreed budget, cataloguing and undertaking audits as required.
- Refill and replace consumables
- Report faulty equipment and other maintenance requirements to an appropriate person
- Maintain the security of the school premise by securing entrances/exits as appropriate and reporting potential security breaches.
- Ensure security of the school kitchen including freezers and stock cupboards etc
- Ensure lights and other equipment are switched off as appropriate
- Supervision and direction of other staff including allocation of duties and work rotas.
Key Duties
Operational
- Undertake skilled cooking activities connected to the full range of menu provision, for example meal planning, portion control, special dietary needs.
- Oversee the preparation of healthy, nutritionally balanced menus that meet the government’s national nutritional standards for school lunches.
- Supervise the preparation of ingredients for meals
- Organise and supervise food service this may include transportation of meals
- Present nutritious foods in ways that children will find attractive
- To include an element of hospitality catering for Head Office functions
What the school offers its staff
Trust Ethos and Mission statement
Excellence through cultivating character, sharing talents and pursuing excellence.
All members of the team employed by the Academies for Character and Excellence support and promote the Trusts mission and vision and promotes character education which is a values led approach. Our Trust values and ethos enable us to fulfil our mission of transformation through making a positive difference to ourselves, others and the world around us
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 157 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@acexcellence.co.uk
- Phone number
- 07915071143
Arranging a visit to Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@acexcellence.co.uk.
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