CATERING MANAGER

Location: Cobbs Brow School, Manfield, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6SU (335 on roll). Tel: . School website:

Summary: CATERING MANAGER - PRIMARY SCHOOL

Responsibilities

• Ensuring consistency of food and service standards delivered to the students and staff.
• Overseeing menu development.
• Having full control of the catering operation including stock and food.
• Organising monthly promotions and added value events to help increase school uptake.
• Managing and improving all controllable costs.
• Maintaining school systems & procedures, and legislation.
• Managing other catering staff.

About you

We need someone who shares our vision for delivering exceptional food and service to our schools along with the following skills and experience:

• OND or HND qualified (not essential but advantageous).
• Chef/Craft based experience using fresh ingredients.
• Experience providing a food service to approximately 150-200 customers with a view to increasing this take.
• Knowledge of current health and safety practices.
• Line management experience.
• Experience within a similar environment.

Why Choose Cobbs Brow?

Firstly, fantastic hours. You'll work Monday to Friday during school term time meaning more time with friends and family and no evening or weekend working.

Benefits

• 37 hours per week (8-4pm) - Working 39 weeks per year based around term time (hours can be negotiated).
• £14.59 per hour (£24,454 per annum based working term time + 1 week - pay award pending).
• Access to external expertise/support and specialised training to support you in developing your skills in managing a school kitchen environment.
• A positive working environment focused on staff well being, student welfare, and high standards of achievement and behaviour.
• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Access to health and wellbeing support for you and your family.

This position is part time term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful the salary received will be paid on a pro rata basis.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Must have catering experience and preparation and cooking food for the general public.

Closing date: 12 noon 03/06/2026.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community. The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice.

Other

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.