Salary: £22,000 – £25000 per annum (0.6 FTE based) Salary: Pro rata (3 days per week) dependent on experience
Hours: 22.5 hours per week (3 days per week)

Mondays & Tuesdays: Training delivery
One additional flexible day depending on catering contracts
Contract: Fixed-term, 6 months

Help Transform Lives Through Food

Plateful is seeking a passionate, creative, and values-driven Training & External Catering Manager to lead our hospitality training programmes and external catering activities.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by supporting refugees and asylum seekers to develop skills, gain confidence, and access pathways into employment. You will also help grow our social enterprise through external catering contracts and community events.

While this role is currently part-time for 6 months, we are ambitious about future growth and hope this position will develop into a full-time role as our impact expands.

About the Role

You will:

Deliver Hospitality Training & Employability Support

Deliver our Introduction to Working in the UK Hospitality Sector programme.
Provide practical hospitality and catering training.
Mentor participants and support progression into employment.
Build relationships with local organisations to recruit trainees.

Lead External Catering Activities

Plan and deliver catering contracts, community dinners, and private events.
Work alongside refugee chefs and participants to provide exceptional catering services.
Develop new income-generating opportunities aligned with our social mission.

Coordinate Teams & Volunteers

Recruit and support chefs, trainers, sessional staff, and volunteers.
Foster an inclusive and collaborative team culture.
Provide coaching, mentoring, and leadership.

Build Partnerships

Develop relationships with employers, funders, and community organisations.
Create employment and volunteering opportunities for participants.
Represent Plateful as an ambassador for inclusion and social cohesion.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

Experience in catering, hospitality, training, employability support, or community food programmes.
Experience delivering training or mentoring programmes.
Strong organisational and event coordination skills.
Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
Commitment to inclusion and working with diverse communities.
Ability to balance commercial awareness with social impact.

Desirable

Experience in the charity or social enterprise sector.
Understanding of challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers.
Experience managing catering contracts and events.
Passion for food as a tool for social change.

Apply Now

If you believe food can transform lives and communities, we’d love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 3rd of July
To Apply: Send your CV and covering letter to [email protected] or submit an application using the form below. Please add your cover letter to the field labelled “Bio”.

Training & External Catering Manager (Part-Time)