Catering Manager - Grange Farm School

What is the job role?

Required from September 2026. We are looking for a dynamic and inspirational individual to lead and manage our Catering Facility at Grange Farm Primary School. The successful candidate will have experience of managing a catering facility. You will be innovative, creative and passionate, ensuring our children have the best experience of healthy eating from a young age.

You will have experience of creating and cooking healthy delicious meals, managing a team of staff, reviewing and implementing change and managing a budget and menu planning, in order to deliver high-quality healthy food on budget and on time.

The successful candidate will:

• Create and serve delicious and nutritious meals for our pupils.
• Menu plan and manage budgets.
• Lead, manage and motivate a team of catering staff.
• Demonstrate good knowledge of catering legislation.
• Be Customer focused.
• Be articulate and able to communicate effectively with all shareholders.
• Have knowledge of basic ICT.

We can offer:

• A welcoming environment, with friendly and supportive staff.
• Children who are very well behaved.
• Excellent professional development opportunities.
• A commitment to staff welfare and work-life balance.
• Employee Benefits platform, providing staff access to a range of benefits such as shopping discounts.
• Employee Assistance programme which offers 24/7 confidential advice on a range of matters and free access to accredited counsellors.
• An excellent pension scheme, through West Midlands Pension Fund.

Hours of work

5 hours per day, 8.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m.

Please note that this is a term time only job and annual leave is not permitted during term time.

Legal and Equality Information

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS, all relevant safeguarding and pre employment clearances, and the receipt of two satisfactory references.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note that an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

Our workforce data shows that men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are under represented; we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply. This does not prevent individuals with or without other protected characteristics as set out within the Equality Act 2010 from applying for this post.