We are seeking to appoint a full time (37 hours per week) 40 weeks per year (Term Time plus 10 days), Catering Manager at Rainham Mark Grammar School.  The successful candidate will be an experienced and motivated Catering Manager who will lead and develop our school catering service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, nutritious meals for students and staff. They will oversee menu planning, manage food provision in line with school nutrition standards, maintain stock levels and budgets, and ensure all dietary and allergy requirements are safely and effectively catered for.

You will lead and support the catering team, managing staff rotas, performance, training and wellbeing to ensure an efficient and positive working environment. You will also be responsible for maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene and health and safety across kitchen and dining facilities, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and school policies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) in promoting and maintaining high standards of student behaviour and conduct within the dining areas, reinforcing school expectations and contributing to a positive dining experience for all;
• Managing catering budgets, purchasing and stock control to ensure cost-effective service delivery;
• Supervising catering operations and maintaining quality standards;
• Supporting recruitment, induction and training of catering staff;
• Ensuring safeguarding responsibilities and school policies are upheld;
• Contributing to the ongoing development and improvement of the catering service.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive individual with strong leadership, organisational and communication skills to make a positive impact within our school community.

What can RMGS offer you? 

Rainham Mark Grammar School provides an enriching co-educational experience where students are nurtured to develop their leadership skills and creativity. We are a school for every academically able young person regardless of social-economic background, ethnicity, or gender, with additional support and bursaries where they are needed. Our success is based on our high expectations. Our students and staff are motivated; they inspire and challenge each other to be the best version of themselves. We believe our students are simply the best of their generation, it is a privilege to work with them. Rainham Mark Grammar School is a happy place to learn and to grow, we encourage you to visit and experience our community.  

Our school was judged “Good” by Ofsted in 2022 but we are firmly of the belief that we have the potential to be exceptional.  There is much to achieve in an ever-changing education landscape. 

Benefits of Working for Rainham Mark Education Trust:

• Free Private Healthcare Cover - Benenden Healthcare (on contracts over 15 hours per week)
• Free Health Checks
• Free Flu Jabs
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• High quality CPD opportunities
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Onsite free parking
• A Trust committed to achieving a healthy work/life balance

Applications for this role are only accepted via My New Term. 

This vacancy will close on or before the specified closing date depending on the volume of suitable applicants. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short listed on this occasion. We wish to stress that no discourtesy is intended in following such a procedure, and you should not let this deter you from future applications.