Catering Manager

Catering Manager (permanent)
Hours:     37 hrs/week    
Weeks:  38 weeks during term-time + 8 days during school closure, including INSET days
Working hours 7am – 3pm, 2.30pm finish on Friday

We are looking for an experienced Catering Manager to lead our catering team including midday supervisors.  Start date is 1 September 2024 further to appropriate clearance of pre-employment checks.  Starting salary: £27897 pa including holiday pay.

Caldew is a well-established secondary school in the Dalston area of Carlisle.  We have approximately a thousand students to whom we provide an outstanding in-house catering service.  

Our Catering Manager is retiring, having led the existing team for 26 years developing the catering facility, providing a provision of the highest standards whilst promoting both healthy eating and individual choice.  All procurement in the area has a consideration to the school’s sustainability ethos.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, professional and friendly individual to lead our team, preferably with experience of working in a school or in a busy food environment.  Personalised training will be provided to ensure you have the tools to complete the role to a required standard. We will provide you with uniform, training, internal and external support and fantastic working facilities. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to have scope to continue to innovate the department as we strive to continually improve in all areas of the school.

Closing date:  12 noon Friday 28 June 2024
Interviews: Tuesday 2 July 2024

Please see further details on our website: https://www.caldew.cumbria.sch.uk/vacancies/

This role involves regulated activity with children. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List.

Caldew School is committed to the protection and safety of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An online search will be carried out for shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a criminal record check via the DBS. Our safeguarding policy can be found at https://www.caldew.cumbria.sch.uk/our-school/policies-other-key-documents/ 

Caldew School is an equal opportunities employer