Job ID: S-U-4846 - Catering Manager

Oundle School has an exciting opportunity for Catering Manager to join our friendly and welcoming team.The roleThe Catering Manager is responsible for the successful production and delivery of healthy, balanced food to pupils, staff and visitors at all services, within pre-determined budgetary levels.The successful candidate will ensure all recipes on the Caternet are followed, ensuring consistency at all times. They are also responsible for overseeing the staff in their area, both in the kitchen and dining rooms, and the day-to-day liaison with key members of staff and customers such as HSMs and Matrons.In addition to a friendly working environment and excellent opportunities for career progression and personal growth, we offer a wide range of benefits including, Pension Plan, BUPA Wellness Expenses Plan, Cycle to Work Scheme and discounted membership to the Sports Centre and Swimming Pool.Hours of work: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday with a duty weekend on a rota basis. Availability to work evening and weekend is required.Working Weeks: 52 weeks.Salary: £45,557.The SchoolOundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. Over 1400 pupils are on roll at the School, of whom 840 are full boarders. Academic results are steadfastly excellent. A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim.Living in OundleWe are fortunate in our location at the heart of a beautiful market town. School and town are part of the same community, and our pupils take their place within this community, not isolated from it. The town has a spirited cultural life, with an annual international festival, literature festivals, and frequent performances of nationally touring shows at the School’s Stahl Theatre.To ApplyIf you are excited by this opportunity, please visit our website via the apply button.Please complete and return an application form and supplement to the application before the closing date.Please note CV submissions cannot be accepted.Closing date: 9am on Friday, 3 July 2026.Interviews will take place week commencing 6 July 2026.Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers, and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010. Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known to the HR Department.Both Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening