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Senior Catering Supervisor (Temporary)

Dovetail Ref: 189718
FE & HE Competitive Contract / Temp senior Level 9 September 2026
East of England
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Education Details

Further Education fe college

Job Description

Senior Catering Supervisor

Temporary

Location: the East of England

Start date: 9 September 2026

Are you an experienced catering professional ready to lead a busy service team?

About the role

You'll take a senior role in the day-to-day running of catering services for a further education provider, overseeing food preparation and service and keeping standards consistently high. You'll supervise the catering team on shift, organising the work and supporting colleagues so that service runs smoothly.

You'll make sure food safety, hygiene and health and safety standards are maintained at all times, working in a busy environment with a diverse group of customers.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Supervising the catering team and organising day-to-day service.
  • Overseeing food preparation and service to a consistently high standard.
  • Maintaining food safety, hygiene and health and safety standards.
  • Supporting and developing colleagues within the team.

What we're looking for

Essential:

  • Experience in a catering or hospitality environment
  • Experience of supervising or leading a team
  • Knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards

Desirable (but not essential):

  • A recognised catering or food safety qualification
  • Experience of catering within an education setting

If you're ready to lead a catering team and keep standards high, we'd love to hear from you.

Important Notice Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Dovetail and Slate Ltd (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.

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Requirements

  • Experience in a catering or hospitality environment
  • Experience of supervising or leading a team
  • Knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards

Skills & Qualifications

Catering supervisionFood preparationFood safetyHygiene standardsHealth and safetyTeam leadershipService management

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