Catering Manager

Job Title: Catering Manager
Salary: Salary scale Points 16 19 £33,232 £36,564 FTE - depending on qualifications, skills and experience (pro-rata if part year)
Hours:37 hours
Working Pattern: part or full year
Contract type: permanent
Closing date:3rd August 2026
Interview Date: TBC
Start Date: ASAP

Aquinas is a thriving Catholic Sixth Form College in Stockport with over 2500 students. The college wishes to appoint to the following support staff post to start as soon as possible:

Catering Manager - Full time (37 hours), part or full year

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced professional with a passion for culinary arts and the ability to manage a team, as Catering Manager at Aquinas College. You will lead and manage our catering operations, ensuring top-notch service and customer satisfaction. You will provide and manage a high quality and cost-effective catering provision for the whole college, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety policy and to promote best practice in Health and Safety within the catering provision.

Salary scale Points 16 19 £33,232 £36,564 FTE - depending on qualifications, skills and experience (pro-rata if part year)

The above appointment will be made on the Sixth Form Colleges Association support staff salary scale as specified.

Candidates must be innovative, enthusiastic and must meet the appropriate person specification. As a college committed to equal opportunities, we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The college and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to a Disclosure Application of the appropriate level to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Also, as part of due diligence, the college will carry out an online search on any shortlisted candidate.

Applicants must complete the college’s application form which is available on our website aquinas.ac.uk/vacancies Further details about the role are also found here. Please send completed applications to recruitment@aquinas.ac.uk Enquiries about the vacancy should go to the same email address.

Closing date for completed applications: 9am (morning) Monday 3rd August 2026

The application forms and an information pack are available to download from here. Completed forms should be returned to the school via the above email address or posted to the school address above.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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