Catering Manager - Christ CE c Primary School

Overview

Monday
- Friday, Term Time

7:30am – 2:30pm (time includes a daily 30 minute break)

32.5 hours per week

Christ Church CE Primary is committed to providing an excellent catering service. Our fabulous catering team serve around 300 lunches per day. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, innovative and experienced person to put their stamp on our catering, working closely with the staff and students to develop our catering provision.

• You will be motivated by a passion for quality coupled with the highest standards in food production, presentation and service.
• Candidates must be capable of developing and implementing a range of creative and innovative ideas
• You must be able to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of practical cooking in a large-scale environment, budget management experience, excellent management skills and good IT skills
• Effective communication skills with an emphasis on customer care are essential, as is the ability to work and lead as part of a team.

• Essential
  
  Qualification:
  
  NVQ2 or equivalent (catering)
• Desirable
  
  Qualification:
  
  Level 3 Food Safety

Closing date
: 20 February 2026

Interview date
: 25 February 2026

Applicants should submit a completed application form to Mrs Brian, School Business Manager, Christ Church CE Primary School, Christchurch Lane, Lichfield WS13 8AY
or email to office@christch

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

Please also note that if you are shortlisted for the role, we may conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which may indicate that you are unsuitable to work with children, and that we may want to explore with you at interview.