Millfield Prep School is an independent co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 2 to 13, located in Glastonbury, Somerset. We cater for around 550 pupils and staff each day, providing a core feeding offer of breakfast, lunch, and supper, alongside a vibrant hospitality service.
This is a 52-week operation running 7 days a week, with additional weekend residential activity for boarders, creating a varied and engaging working environment. A key benefit of this location is its extensive campus setting and outstanding facilities, set in the heart of the Somerset countryside.
This role operates on a 5 days out of 7 rota basis, including some weekend working (primarily during term time), balanced with:
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No late evenings
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Sociable hours compared to traditional hospitality roles
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Time off over Christmas and New Year
We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable Catering Supervisor to join our catering team at our prestigious Millfield Prep School site in Glastonbury.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a supportive school environment, leading a friendly team and helping deliver high-quality, nutritious meals to pupils and staff.
You will ideally have experience working in a fast-paced catering or hospitality environment and be confident supporting and motivating a team during busy service periods.
As a hands-on Supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, maintaining high standards, and creating a positive dining experience for our school community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the daily running of the hospitality and service operation
- Support and lead the team during meal service
- Ensure high standards of food quality, presentation, and cleanliness
- Maintain food safety, allergen compliance, and health & safety standards
- Assist with serving food, making drinks, replenishing counters, and clearing down
- Monitor stock levels and help minimise waste
About You:
- Previous experience in catering or hospitality (supervisory experience desirable)
- A positive, proactive attitude with strong teamwork skills
- Passion for delivering great customer service
- Well organised with good attention to detail
- Comfortable working in a busy, fast-paced environment
If you enjoy working as part of a team, take pride in delivering excellent service, and want to be part of a welcoming school community, we’d love to hear from you.
Benefits
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Sociable hours compared to traditional hospitality roles
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No late evenings
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Holiday over Chrismas and New year.
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Free meals on duty
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Free Parking on site
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Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
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Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
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Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
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Cycle to work scheme.
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Recommend a friend bonus.
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Unrivalled individual training and development.
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Well established apprenticeship programme.
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Team & company social events.
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Employee assistance programme.
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Workplace pension.
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Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.
About us
Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.
Disclaimer
All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.
An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.
Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks
We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.
