Trust Catering Manager
The Golden Thread Alliance, Dartford, DA1 3DZ11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 July 2025
Closing date
14 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- KR10
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a Trust Catering Manager at The Golden Thread Alliance Trust.
The hours are37 hours per week, term time only, plus 2 weeks. Full time will be considered for the right candidate. The salary is Kent Range 10, £37,374 full time equivalent, actual pro rata salary £33,564.13.
You will play an essential part in ensuring our food service is the best that it can be, if you would like to join a vibrant, hard-working, progressive, and inclusive team, where your hard work and creative ideas will be welcomed and valued, then this may be the role for you!
You will provide a healthy catering service to The Golden Thread Alliance within agreed budgets and with a high value placed on customer satisfaction and provide a supportive environment to develop all members of the team to their potential, including trainees placed in the overall team, to gain a wide range of practical kitchen experience in the catering trade.
The Golden Thread Alliance 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 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and therefore is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. In line with KCSIE guidance, paragraph 220, all candidates who are shortlisted will be subject to an online search. This search is not part of the shortlisting process itself and all shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to address any issues of concern resulting from the search.
Two references are also required prior to commencement of employment.
Early applications are encouraged and The Golden Thread Alliance reserves the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits:
In return for your hard work and dedication, we are able to offer you a range of benefits, including:
- Commitment to your ongoing Continued Professional Development
- Family friendly/sociable working hours and a work-life balance
- Access to Local Government Pension scheme
- Eyecare vouchers through Specsavers
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Golden Thread Alliance
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- stacy.wickes@golden-thread.org
The Golden Thread Alliance is a Multi-Academy Trust that comprises of nine schools. Each Primary has its own unique character, but all subscribe to The Golden Thread values of Respect, Responsibility, Equality, Courage, Integrity, Ambition and Kindness.
Arranging a visit to The Golden Thread Alliance
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email stacy.wickes@golden-thread.org.
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