Kitchen Supervisor


Company:	Focus Birmingham.
Salary:	from £18,694 a year, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Birmingham, B17 9AT
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	24 Oct 2026
Closing date:	23 Nov 2026

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Summary

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Kitchen Supervisor to lead the day-to-day delivery of Focus Birmingham's kitchen and catering service.

This is a hands-on role where you will lead and support our catering team to provide a safe, efficient and high-quality service for adults with complex needs attending our Day Centre.

You will oversee the daily operation of the kitchen, including allocating duties, managing rotas, coordinating staffing, managing meal choices and food orders, monitoring stock and deliveries and ensuring catering resources are used effectively.

Working closely with colleagues across our services, you will help ensure the dietary, nutritional and individual needs of the people we support are safely and consistently met. This includes managing allergens and specialist dietary requirements, including texture-modified meals where required.

You will play an important role in making sure every mealtime is a positive, dignified and person-centred experience, supporting choice and independence for the people we support.

As Kitchen Supervisor, you will provide day-to-day leadership, guidance and support to Catering Assistants and Catering Volunteers. You will help develop and motivate the team, conduct supervision and return-to-work discussions, support induction and training and address performance, attendance or wellbeing concerns appropriately.

Food safety and compliance will be a key part of the role. You will ensure high standards of food hygiene, allergen management, HACCP, COSHH, infection control and health and safety are consistently maintained, alongside accurate food safety records, temperature checks and cleaning schedules.

You will also monitor kitchen standards, support audits and Environmental Health inspections and identify opportunities to continually improve the quality, efficiency and safety of our catering service.

Essential requirements

Essential Level 2 Food Safety Certificate Experience working within a catering environment Experience formally managing or supervising staff Experience leading, motivating and developing staff and volunteers Experience managing rotas, allocating workloads and coordinating day-to-day service delivery Experience managing food orders, stock and supplies Experience maintaining accurate food safety records Experience working with dietary requirements and allergen management Good knowledge of food hygiene, HACCP, safe food handling and kitchen compliance Good understanding of health and safety, COSHH and infection prevention and control Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office Strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills Ability to lead while working effectively as part of a wider team Desirable Level 3 Food Safety qualification First Aid qualification Experience within health or social care and/or supporting people with disabilities or additional needs Knowledge of the IDDSI Framework and texture-modified diets Allergen Awareness and IDDSI training Experience supporting Environmental Health inspections or other compliance processes Experience monitoring food waste, catering costs or budgets

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