apply online icon SCHOOL CATERING SUPERVISOR

Ref 190407A
Number of Posts 1
Grade Grade 5.
Salary £25183 to £ 27269 Pro-Rata
Term Part-time.
Perm / FTC Permanent.
Required (01/09/2025 ) .
Hours 33.75 hours a week.
Closing Date 23/05/2025.
Location
Ridgewood Community High School, BB10 2AT (179 on roll)
Eastern Avenue
Tel: 01282 953653
School website: www.ridgewood.lancs.sch.uk
Summary
As our Catering Supervisor, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our students receive nutritious and delicious meals tailored to their individual needs. You'll be responsible for the smooth and efficient operation of our school kitchen, leading and motivating two catering staff members. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our young people.

Shift: 33.75 hours per week - (negotiated with the school), requiring at the latest 8:00 am start

Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Please note that this vacancy closes at 12pm on 23/05/2025


Essential Qualifications
  • Food Hygiene certificate L2

    • Desirable Qualifications
  • Recognised Supervisory or Management Qualification
  • Recognised Nutrition Qualification
  • Recognised Food Hygiene Qualification/intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate
  • Health and Safety qualification
  • Basic finance awareness

    • Essential Experience
  • Relevant experience in supervising a large catering contract
  • Supervision and training of staff in basic kitchen skills
  • Experience of large scale catering and catering
  • Controlling resources
  • Commercial catering experience
  • Relevant experience of managing financial resources

    • Desirable Experience
  • Commercial catering experience
  • Coaching teams

    • For an informal discussion please contact:
    m.siney@ridgewood.lancs.sch.uk c/o Headteacher
    Proposed Interview Date:
    05/06/2025 
    Equal Opportunities statement
    An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community
    Rehabilitation
    Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

    Additional Info

    Applications and further details are available from/returnable to

    Address: Application form attached. Application Forms to be returned m.siney@ridgewood.lancs.sch.uk c/o Headteacher.
    Positive about Disabled People 

    The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

    Disability Confident employer Lancashire County Council

    Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

    We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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