Job Title: Catering Manager Location: The Fountains High School Grade/Scale: Support Pay Scale Grade 5 Point 4/5 (£18767 - £19064 - Actual pro-rata salary range) Contract: 30 hours per week, term time only A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Catering Manager at Fountains High School part of Esteem MAT. Have you worked in the catering industry and would like a great work life balance? Here at Fountains High School we can offer you 13 weeks holiday as our catering operation is term time only. We don't do evenings, weekends or bank holidays except the very occasional school fair. We operate our own catering service in-house. The successful candidate will be responsible for a catering team preparing, cooking and serving food within a busy school kitchen, helping us to maintain our excellent standards of food quality, service and hygiene. We are a friendly team in a supportive and successful school. About the Role Responsible for the operational efficiency of the catering service, planning, preparation, and presentation of food to the required standard within the budget limitations as agreed with the school management. Maintenance of the highest standards of personnel management, hygiene and health and safety. Are you: • Hard-working, honest, dependable, and self-motivated? • Capable of establishing good working relationships with staff, pupils, and parents? • An exceptional cook, passionate about healthy, high-quality nutrition? • Committed to teamwork? • Child-centred and solution focused? If so, you’ll love to work at Fountains High School. Our children deserve the best and as a Catering Manager at Fountains High School you will be a part of our innovative approach to school catering. You will have a passion for cooking and providing high quality meals using fresh, local produce as well as delivering exceptional service to our children. Food served in school forms a part of our healthy school’s ethos, and exceptional nutrition supports our drive for exceptional opportunities for learning. The successful applicant can expect to work as part of a committed school team. We can offer you: • A firm commitment to you and your professional development • Friendly, supportive, enthusiastic, and hardworking colleagues, staff and governors • An inspiring learning community • Encouragement to develop new ideas and the opportunity to make a real difference. • And, most importantly, AMAZING children just waiting to meet you. Please see the attached Application pack including a Welcome from the Head Teacher and more information about Fountains High School and Esteem MAT. Please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification to learn more about the role and what we are looking for in the successful candidate. Benefits Local Government Pension Scheme (25.2% employer contribution) Generous holiday entitlement Access to Westfield Health membership scheme including cashback schemes for health and retail benefits, discounted gym memberships, and free confidential advice Please visit our careers page for more information The Fountains High School, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire | Teaching Jobs & Education Jobs | MyNewTerm or contact Jane Hunter HR Assistant on recruitmentfountains-high.staffs.sch.uk. We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status. Please follow link to My New Term to apply. We do not accept CVs and all applications must be made through My New Term https://mynewterm.com/jobs/146070/EDV-2025-FHS-77477