Catering Supervisor

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Company: Edsential Community Interest Company

Salary: £14.11 to £14.11 an hour

Hours: Part-time

Location: CH46 8UG

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 3 Sept 2026

Closing date: 1 Oct 2026

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Summary

Hours: 25 hours per week

Shift Hours: Approx 08:30 - 13:30

Hourly Rate: £14.11

Full Address: Sacred Heart Primary School, Danger Lane, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 8UG

School Term Time Contract (plus 2 cleaning days in addition) - Salary paid equally over 12 months

Are you a passionate Catering Supervisor or a Kitchen Assistant looking for a progression opportunity? If so, this role is for you and we'd love you to join our fantastic team based in schools across Cheshire West and Chester / Wirral / Halton / Flintshire.

If successful, you will be supporting the Catering operations in running the service at Sacred Heart Primary School. You'll be representing both Edsential and our school to ensure that all pupils have the best quality food and customer experience.

If you want a better work life balance or need to work around homelife this is an ideal opportunity.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and supervising the Kitchen staff in the following duties:

Preparing and presenting food to a high standard of hygiene and safe practice

Allergen Management and dietary considerations

Completion of all kitchen administration, i.e Health and Safety Checks, Allergen Management

Work to maintain accurate records and ensure kitchen targets are met, i.e stock control, food orders, quality assurance

Manage relationships with School Staff such as Teachers, Business Managers and Head Teachers

Management of kitchen staff i.e processing timesheets, absence management and probation meetings

What benefits do you get in return?

Paid training and development opportunities

Enhanced DBS Check - Cost covered by employer on acceptance of role

Access to benefits including retail and leisure discounts, Cycle to Work Scheme and Tech Scheme (throughout the year)

Support to prioritise your health and wellbeing with dedicated 24/7 wellbeing programmes and a wellbeing team

Uniform and safety shoes provided on day 1

Secure Future retirement income through the local government pension scheme

A friendly and supportive team

What do we require from you?

Previous experience of running a school kitchen would be advantageous

The ability to empower and lead a team

Ability to build relationships and promote a positive work environment

A lead by example attitude

Excellent communication and organisational skills

Ability to work well under pressure in a busy customer facing role

Flexible to work within other Edsential units as required

Comfortable working with IT systems - Full training will be provided on induction

We take pride in training and inducting our employees, so everyone has the skills they require to successfully carry out their role. In return, we want your commitment to work hard and to make a big difference!

Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop, and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfill their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.

For further information about this role please email HR@edsential.co.uk.

Edsential regard safeguarding with the highest priority, therefore successful applicants will be subject to relevant pre-employment checks and enhanced DBS.

Please note for all catering and cleaning vacancies the jobs will be closed once a suitable applicant has been interviewed.

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Previous experience of running a school kitchen would be advantageous

The ability to empower and lead a team

Ability to build relationships and promote a positive work environment

A lead by example attitude

Excellent communication and organisational skills

Ability to work well under pressure in a busy customer facing role

Flexible to work within other Edsential units as required

Comfortable working with IT systems - Full training will be provided on induction

We take pride in training and inducting our employees, so everyone has the skills they require to successfully carry out their role. In return, we want your commitment to work hard and to make a big difference!

Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop, and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.

School Term Time Contract (plus 2 cleaning days in addition) - Salary paid equally over 12 months

Are you a passionate Catering Supervisor or a Kitchen Assistant looking for a progression opportunity? If so, this role is for you and we'd love you to join our fantastic team based in schools across Cheshire West and Chester / Wirral / Halton / Flintshire.

If successful, you will be supporting the Catering operations in running the service at Sacred Heart Primary School. You'll be representing both Edsential and our school to ensure that all pupils have the best quality food and customer experience.

If you want a better work life balance or need to work around homelife this is an ideal opportunity.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and supervising the Kitchen staff in the following duties:

Preparing and presenting food to a high standard of hygiene and safe practice

Allergen Management and dietrary

Completion of all kitchen administration, i.e Health and Safety Checks, Allergen Management

Work to maintain accurate records and ensure kitchen targets are met, i.e stock control, food orders, quality assurance

Manage relationships with School Staff such as Teachers, Business Managers and Head Teachers

Management of kitchen staff i.e processing timesheets, absence management and probation meetings

What benefits do you get in return?

Paid training and development opportunities

Enhanced DBS Check - Cost covered by employer on acceptance of role

Access to benefits including retail and leisure discounts, Cycle to Work Scheme and Tech Scheme (throughout the year)

Support to prioritise your health and wellbeing with dedicated 24/7 wellbeing programmes and a wellbeing team

Uniform and safety shoes provided on day 1

Secure Future retirement income through the local government pension scheme

A friendly and supportive team

What do we require from you?

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