Job Description

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Please note this vacancy is only available for Birmingham City Council employees that are under a S188 (Priority Movers and Lateral Movers).

Catering Manager

Fixed Term Contract (6 months)

Grade B - £28,598 - £34,434

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 25 hours per week

Step into a role where your culinary skills and organisational flair truly shine. As our Catering Manager, you’ll take ownership of a well‑structured kitchen operation with minimal customer interaction, giving you the space to focus on what you do best: delivering great food safely and efficiently.

What makes this role appealing

• Lead with confidence: Use your food and hygiene expertise to maintain high standards across the kitchen.
• Hands-on creativity: Prepare and cook a variety of dishes while shaping the daily food offering.
• Autonomy you’ll appreciate: Work independently, make decisions, and keep the operation running smoothly without constant oversight.
• Support when you need it: Manage a kitchen porter to assist with washing up and general back‑of‑house duties—freeing you to focus on the core of the job.
• Minimal customer-facing work: Ideal for someone who prefers to stay behind the scenes and let their food speak for itself.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team <Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk>

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

and Person Specification

We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).