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Catering Manager
Salary: St Paul’s Pay Range 7 Point 34 – 40 (£44,075 - £47,181FTE) (Actual Starting Salary £43,472). 40 hours per week, 41 weeks per year. Hours of work (typically) Monday 7.00-4.00pm, Tuesday- Thursday 7.30-4.00pm and Friday 7.30am – 3.30pm.
Are you an experienced catering leader with a passion for delivering outstanding food services at scale? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where quality, innovation and leadership make a real difference? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Catering Manager to lead our successful in-house catering operation.
Our catering team provides fresh, nutritious meals and refreshments to approximately 1,900 students every day, while also delivering high-quality catering services to eight primary schools across Milton Keynes. This is a diverse and rewarding role where no two days are the same.
As Catering Manager, you will lead and inspire a dedicated team across our main site and catering assistants operating from primary schools. You will be responsible for ensuring exceptional food quality, outstanding customer service, operational excellence and full compliance with food safety legislation.
Working closely with your team, you will continue to develop an exciting, modern food offer that meets the nutritional needs of children and young people aged 4-19, while maintaining excellent value for money.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Proven experience managing a high-volume catering operation.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop teams across multiple sites.
- Excellent knowledge of HACCP, food safety management, Environmental Health and Trading Standards requirements.
- A thorough understanding of the School Food Standards and a passion for creating healthy, balanced and appealing menus.
- Experience of logistics and multi-site catering operations.
- Strong financial awareness, including budgeting, cost control and stock management.
- Excellent organisational, IT and catering administration skills.
- A commitment to delivering an exceptional customer experience every day.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving, forward-thinking organisation where you'll enjoy an excellent work-life balance alongside a rewarding career.
Our benefits include:
- Daytime working hours with very limited evening or weekend commitments.
- 41 weeks working per year, providing generous school holiday time.
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with significant employer contributions.
- Opportunities for professional development and training.
- The chance to shape an innovative, sustainable and student-focused catering service.
- A supportive leadership team and the opportunity to make a genuine impact on the wellbeing of thousands of young people every day.
If you're an ambitious catering professional ready to lead a successful operation and drive continuous improvement, we'd love to receive your application. You can see a job description here and a person specification here.
Closing date for applications: Monday 13th July 2026 at 9.00am. Interview date: Tuesday 14th July 2026. Previous Applicants Need Not Apply. We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
School Chaplain
37 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 38 weeks plus 3 training days per year. St. Paul’s Pay Range 5 Point 25 (£36,363 - £38,220 FTE). Actual starting salary £31,229.
Starting September 2026
We are seeking a committed and inspirational School Chaplain to nurture and develop the Catholic life of our school community. This is a vital role at the heart of the school, supporting the spiritual, moral, and pastoral development of our students and staff.
The Chaplain will work closely with senior leaders to promote the school’s Catholic ethos and mission, creating opportunities for prayer, reflection, and faith formation for all members of the community. The successful candidate must be a practising Catholic.
We are keen to recruit someone who has a genuine empathy and understanding of the chaplaincy needs of teenagers in the modern world. We require someone who can meet our teenagers where they are and accompany them throughout their spiritual journey. This requires an imaginative and engaging approach to ensure that our children receive the support and guidance that they need. You can see a job description here and a person specification here.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 8th July 2026 at 9.00am. Previous applicants need not apply. We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
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St. Paul’s Catholic School continually seeks to recruit outstanding professionals to join our unique school and support our pupils to achieve their very best. If there is not a vacancy advertised here which is suitable to your skill set we would invite you to join our talent pool. The talent pool is managed by RISE, a new service to match people with jobs at St Paul's and other schools in Milton Keynes. To register your details please click here.
How to apply for current vacancies
You will need to complete a support staff application form. Links to this form can be found on the right of the page. Please note that we do not accept CVs unless they are accompanied by a completed application form. When you have downloaded the application form you may need to enable editing (go into View and then edit document). Please read our general information for applicants here.
Applications should be sent to Maddy Oliveri, St Paul's Catholic School, Phoenix Drive, Leadenhall, Milton Keynes MK6 5EN or by email to enquiries@st-pauls.org.uk.
St. Paul’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All references will be requested prior to interview. The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.
