Salary Range: Grade 10 (SCP 35 - 40 £47,665 - £53,052)
Contract Type: Full Year
Contract Term: Permanent
Start Date: As soon as possible (pending notice periods)
Closing Date: 10.00 am on Monday 9th November 26
Interview Date: 13th November 2026
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced and well-qualified Trust Catering Service Lead to provide strategic and operational leadership for catering services across the trust schools. You will be a key member of the Apex Support Team, leading the Trust’s move to a high-quality, nutritious, compliant and financially sustainable in-house catering service across our schools.
We are looking to recruit an individual:
Who aligns to our culture and values.
With a high level of written, numerical and oral skills.
With previous experience of strategic operations in a complex organisation.
Who is self-motivated, proactive and shows a high degree of initiative.
Who can lead, manage and develop school kitchen managers and catering teams during the transition from outsourced to in-house catering.
Who can successfully develop, implement and review a trust-wide catering strategy aligned h the trust values and educational priorities.
Closing date for applications is 10:00am on Monday 9th November 2026 - Interviews will take place on 13th November 2026
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