At a Glance
- Tasks: Prepare delicious dishes with fresh, seasonal ingredients and lead a talented kitchen team.
- Company: Bel & The Dragon Churt, a premium pub and boutique hotel in Surrey.
- Benefits: Live-in available, 25% staff discount, weekly pay, and healthcare cash plan.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and leadership development.
- Why this job: Join a passionate team and develop your culinary skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in a kitchen, strong communication skills, and a love for food.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 30000 £ per year.
Nestled in the heart of the Surrey countryside, Bel & The Dragon, Churt is a characterful, premium pub and boutique hotel that combines traditional British hospitality with a contemporary, quality-led approach.
Set in a beautifully restored historic building, the business is known for its warm, welcoming atmosphere, relaxed charm, and attention to detail.
We pride ourselves on offering guests a complete experience – from freshly prepared, seasonal food and a carefully curated drinks menu, to stylish, comfortable accommodation.
Our focus is on high standards delivered in an unpretentious way, creating a space where both locals and visitors feel at home.
As part of a small collection of distinctive properties, Bel & The Dragon blends individuality with professionalism.
Our team culture is collaborative, supportive, and driven by a shared passion for great food, genuine service, and memorable guest experiences.
What can we offer you?
- - Live in available
- - 25% staff discount off food and drink, across all our pubs and hotels for you and your friends and family. This increases the longer you work for us, up to 40%
- - A fair share of Service charge, paid on top of your hourly pay. At Bel & The Dragon we aim to exceed customer expectation and therefor our team pot reflects this.
- - Weekly pay
- - Discounted hotel stays
- - Access to ‘My Fuller’s’ – our online benefits platform where you can make savings at 100’s of retailers and access discounted gym memberships, cinema tickets and much more!
- - Healthcare Cash Plan – after 1 year with us you will have access to a 24-hour GP service and the ability to claim your money back for dentist and eyecare appointments - plus many more.
- - Full induction and training
- - Opportunity to grow in your role.
- - The option to receive 30% of your earnings as you earn them. This means you won’t need to wait until payday for your money.
Can you be a key ingredient in our kitchen?
As a Sous Chef you will take pride in preparing delicious dishes along with a team of other talented, supportive experienced chefs, driven by your love of food.
We take food seriously at Bel & The Dragon, so you’ll share our passion for fresh food.
You will be working with fresh, seasonal, local ingredients and will relish the chance to learn new cooking techniques and putting your ideas into our dishes.
It is important that you are an excellent team player, have great communication skills and set yourself high standards.
We will offer you training and support and build your knowledge of food, but you’ll need people skills too.
Our Sous Chef's are strong role models in the kitchen - giving you a great opportunity to develop your leadership skills that are needed to advance in your career.
