Location
Longridge High School, Preston Road, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 3AR (820 on roll)
Tel: 01772 782316
School website: www.lhs.lancs.sch.uk
Summary
Catering Manager
Salary: Grade 6 Point 11-19 FTE 0.82 [£23,076 £26,290]
Hours: 35 hours over 5 days per week 7:00am2:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and 7:15am-2:45pm Wednesday [30 minutes unpaid lunch], term time plus four days
Start Date: 1st September 2026
Responsible to: School Operational Manager
Longridge High School is situated on the outskirts of Longridge, a small manufacturing and market town between Preston and the Ribble Valley. We have 50+ teaching staff and approximately 830 pupils. The school serves the local community and has a large catchment area encompassing neighbouring villages, a large rural district, and urban areas of Preston. The school was originally built in 1959, with additional accommodation added in subsequent years. School facilities have been continuously updated and refurbished and the school has a new purpose-built teaching block to take on additional pupil numbers.
We prepare every young person for life through a consistent approach to excellent behaviour, good manners, and hard work, embodied in our schools core values Respect, Learn, Grow, Together.
We are looking for:
- A person responsible for the development and management of our in-house catering service.
- A person to deliver an effective and efficient catering facility.
- An ambitious leader that will encompass the supervision, training and development of staff.
- A leader that can plan, control and direct the production and service of high quality, nutritious meals.
- A person that has the knowledge and drive in maintaining agreed standards in relation to food and kitchen hygiene.
- A person with excellent communication organisation skills that has the ability in ordering and managing the stock control of a range of supplies and equipment within an agreed budget.
If this is you, then please apply:
- On-line at www.lhs.lancs.sch.uk
- E-mail the school on [email protected]
- Closing date for applications: Monday 20th July 2026 at 12 noon
- Shortlisting: Tuesday 21st July 2026
- Interviews: Wednesday 29th July 2026 [time to be confirmed]
Longridge High School is committed to ensuring the safety of all its children and young people. This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.
This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro rata basis.
Proposed Interview Date:
29/07/2026
Equal Opportunities statement
An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.
