Catering Manager

Closing Date: Monday 20th July 2026
Required: September 2026

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 school’s core values ‘Respect, Learn, Grow, Together’.

• 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 and organisation skills that has the ability in ordering and managing the stock control of a range of supplies and equipment within an agreed budget.