Vacancy Reference
JOB002789
Job Title
Catering Supervisor
Job Start Date
28 February 2025
Salary Range
£26,409 to £32,654 pro rata Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Hours Per Week
32.5
Working Pattern
Term time only
School Address
Barford Primary School
Barford Road
Birmingham
B16 0EF
Telephone number: 0121 464 3765
Contact Email
kwhorrie@barfordprimary.co.uk
Contract Type
Permanent
Closing Date
3 February 2025, midday
Job Information

 

The Governors of our happy and successful school are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and energetic Catering Supervisor, to join our friendly and dedicated team.

Would you like to join the Barford Family?

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an outstanding catering supervisor to provide a quality catering service at Barford Primary School.

The successful candidate will have experience in leading on all aspects of food delivery in a school environment. They will also:

  • ensure all students with allergies are catered for, in compliance with the allergies policy as well as maintaining the correct documentation
  • to maintain adequate storage of food in appropriate storage conditions
  • ensure the kitchen and kitchen equipment is kept clean and tidy
  • observe high standards of food hygiene during preparation, cooking and serving of all food
  • promote healthy eating alongside students and staff
  • lead a team of kitchen assistants
  • devise menus and organise themed menu days in accordance with school events

Why join us?
Here at Barford we believe, Happy Hearts, healthy minds, exhilarating experiences – inspires success!
Our children and the community we serve, are at the heart of all we do. We are a diverse and inclusive primary school, with a lot to be proud of.
As soon as you walk through the door you will feel the warmth, enthusiasm and positivity in all we do. Our classrooms are vibrant, energetic places full of learning where we work to create a classroom ethos that allows children to develop resilience through taking control of their learning and develop positive strategies to turn challenges into triumphs. Children enjoy every minute of their learning and teachers know that every learning minute makes a difference in the life of each and every child. Each child is valued as an individual and teachers tailor goals to ensure that all children make good progress and feel successful regardless of their starting points.

Working at Barford Primary School is extremely rewarding and personally satisfying. A close and supportive ethos exists throughout school and whilst we all work extremely hard, there is also lots of laughter!

Shortlisting: Monday 3 February 2025
Interviews: Monday 10 February 2025

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

How to Apply

 Please download Application pack and send completed application form and recruitment monitoring form to Kaylee Whorrie via email (kwhorrie@barfordprimary.co.uk).

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Terms and Conditions
BCC is a Living Wage employer.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.