Catering Manager
Location: Mountfield Heath School, Robertsbridge, TN32 5FA
Salary: £19,000 - £21,000 per annum, depending on experience (not pro rata)
Hours: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only
Start Date: December 2025
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
About The Role
Mountfield Heath School is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Catering Manager to join our outstanding team. We are a small, nurturing school with 44 pupils, and we pride ourselves on our inclusive ethos and commitment to providing a healthy start for every child.
* Lead the school’s catering provision, preparing nutritious and appealing meals.
* Champion healthy eating and support pupils to make positive food choices.
* Manage a small, friendly team and ensure compliance with food safety standards.
* Play a key role in our successful healthy start and wellbeing initiatives.
* Oversee the daily operation of the kitchen, ensuring a clean, hygienic, and well‑presented environment.
* Manage stock, monitor portion control and waste, and maintain high standards of health, safety and hygiene across the kitchen and dining areas.
Responsibilities
* Plan menus with reference to dietary needs, nutrition, and budgetary requirements.
* Prepare, cook and serve meals efficiently, maintaining high quality and presentation.
* Supervise and support kitchen staff, fostering a collaborative and positive environment.
* Maintain kitchen and dining areas, including set‑up, cleaning and compliance with COSHH regulations.
* Monitor stock, place orders and manage relationships with suppliers.
* Respond flexibly to urgent or last‑minute service requirements.
Qualifications & Experience
* Experience in catering within a residential, educational or similar setting.
* Menu‑planning experience with attention to nutrition and budgetary control.
* Management experience in a catering environment.
* Strong knowledge of health, safety and food hygiene regulations.
Benefits
* Life Assurance.
* Pension scheme with options to increase contributions.
* “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first‑class mental health support services and physical health checks.
* Marketplace‑leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, including:
o Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits.
o Hundreds of discount options valid in the UK and abroad.
o Cycle to Work Schemes.
o Electric Car Purchase Scheme.
o Critical illness cover.
o Family Growth Support – enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support.
* Work 80% of contractual hours for 100% of pay (subject to successful completion of probation). 4‑Day Working Week is a trial and not a contractual benefit.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Outcomes First Group is committed to a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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