Role: Catering Manager
Academy: Outwood Academy Shafton
Start Date: As soon as possible
Salary (Actual Salary): £27,441.53 - £28,770.15
Working Pattern: 37 Hours Per Week, Monday to Friday, Term Time only plus 15 days (3 weeks)
Are you a culinary leader committed to delivering healthy, high-quality catering provision across a whole academy? Join us as a Catering Manager, taking full responsibility for menu development, financial control, and the effective deployment of catering staff. This management role requires exceptional operational knowledge to ensure all meals meet nutritional standards and that the catering environment adheres strictly to hygiene and safety regulations.
The Candidate & The Role:
We are looking for a passionate leader for our kitchen who has real empathy with our students.
You will be expected to:
For the full list of duties please refer to the Job Description
For the full list of essential qualifications please refer to the Person Specification
The Department & Facilities:
The department comprises of 1 assistant catering manager, 7 catering assistants and 3 midday supervisors as well as yourself as catering manager.
The kitchen is a busy environment which is fully functioning with lots of modern equipment.
Welcome from the Principal:
Thank you for your interest in the vacancy at Outwood Academy Shafton.
As Principal, I am thrilled to introduce our academy, a true place of belonging in Shafton, Barnsley. Kindness, compassion, high standards, and the highest quality teaching are our core business every single day.
Having worked in this school community for 26 years, I feel absolute pride seeing our students flourish. Every member of staff is deeply committed to providing the very best life chances for our students. Many colleagues have been part of our journey from the start, and we are unbelievably proud of the transformation we bring to our young people and the whole community.
As part of the Outwood Family, renowned for transforming lives and raising standards, we would be delighted to welcome you to our team if you share our passion and dedication.
I look forward to meeting you.
Responsibilities
The Catering Manager is responsible for the whole academy catering provision, developing the service to deliver healthy, high-quality meals that meet Nutritional Standards. Duties include supervising and deploying catering staff, planning daily menus (including provision for special diets), and preparing and cooking a range of food items. This role manages the accurate cost control of catering revenue and expenditure, the security of all monies, and coordinates procurement with the Finance Team.
The manager ensures strict compliance with Food Safety, Health and Safety, and COSHH regulations, undertaking regular risk assessments and reporting all accidents. Additionally, the manager is responsible for staff recruitment, induction training, development coordination, and actively contributing to service development initiatives.
To view the job description for this role, please click here
Qualifications
The role requires a Level 3 or equivalent Food Hygiene qualification and detailed knowledge of current food legislation regarding food hygiene and workplace health and safety. Candidates must demonstrate experience preparing, cooking, and presenting food to meet quality, cost, and safety standards, as well as the safe and correct use of general catering equipment.
Essential skills include the ability to effectively communicate, deliver a high standard of customer service, and competently construct menus and recipes. The successful applicant must be able to follow Codes of Practice, complete accurate administrative documents, and understand academy child safeguarding procedures. A satisfactory DBS check is required.
To view the personal specification for this role, please click here
If you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please contact Jane Goldthorpe (Business Manager) at j.goldthorpe@shafton.outwood.com.
To view the Support Staff recruitment booklet, Click here
The Catering Manager is responsible for the whole academy catering provision, developing the service to deliver healthy, high-quality meals that meet Nutritional Standards. Duties include supervising and deploying catering staff, planning daily menus (including provision for special diets), and preparing and cooking a range of food items. This role manages the accurate cost control of catering revenue and expenditure, the security of all monies, and coordinates procurement with the Finance Team.
The manager ensures strict compliance with Food Safety, Health and Safety, and COSHH regulations, undertaking regular risk assessments and reporting all accidents. Additionally, the manager is responsible for staff recruitment, induction training, development coordination, and actively contributing to service development initiatives.
The role requires a Level 3 or equivalent Food Hygiene qualification and detailed knowledge of current food legislation regarding food hygiene and workplace health and safety. Candidates must demonstrate experience preparing, cooking, and presenting food to meet quality, cost, and safety standards, as well as the safe and correct use of general catering equipment.
Essential skills include the ability to effectively communicate, deliver a high standard of customer service, and competently construct menus and recipes. The successful applicant must be able to follow Codes of Practice, complete accurate administrative documents, and understand academy child safeguarding procedures. A satisfactory DBS check is required.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).
What will we do for you?
We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:
Secure Pay & Pension: Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Training & Progression: Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
Flexibility & Leave: Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff. (Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)
Wellbeing & Perks: Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
If you are looking for a rewarding, supportive role where you can truly make an impact, we encourage you to apply now.
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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
We are an award-winning multi-academy education trust with passion, purpose and people at our heart. We manage 41 transformative primary, junior, secondary and Post 16 schools up and down the North of England, from Redcar to Nottinghamshire, each celebrating very different identities but driven by a shared vision. Each academy is individually shaped around the community and children it serves.
We’re incredibly proud of how far our kind, creative and talented teachers and support staff go to make life better for our pupils and their families. It’s why we have built such a leading reputation in education and taken failing schools to Ofsted-rated outstanding in a record amount of time.
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