At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic kitchen team and create delicious meals for up to 1200 students daily.
- Company: Join an independent school in Buckinghamshire with a focus on high-quality catering.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, overtime pay, and excellent career progression opportunities.
- Other info: Flexible working schedules and continuous professional development available.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on students' lives through your culinary skills and creativity.
- Qualifications: NVQ Level 1&2 or equivalent, plus 3-5 years of relevant experience.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 40000 £ per year.
Interaction Recruitment are working with an independent school based in Buckinghamshire. We are looking for a strong Sous Chef for a full-time contract, 52 weeks per year.
Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: £40,000 per annum + benefits
Hours: 45 hours per week, overtime paid
Shift Pattern: AM shifts 06:30 – 15:00 or 11:00 – 19:30, working up to 25 weekends per year
Overview: The school is seeking a dynamic and hands-on Sous Chef to support the Head Chef in delivering high-quality catering services for students, staff, and visitors. The role involves day-to-day kitchen leadership, high volume cooking from fresh ingredients, feeding up to 1200 pupils daily.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist and support the Exec Chef & Head Chef in managing the kitchen and catering team.
- Maintain high standards of food preparation, hygiene, and presentation.
- Train kitchen staff in new menus, recipes, and health and safety compliance.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications and Skills:
- NVQ Level 1&2 or City & Guilds 7061/2 in professional cookery.
- Food Hygiene Certificate Level 3 or equivalent.
- At least 3-5 years of experience as CDP or Sous chef, ideally from a high volume cooking background.
Desirable:
- Experience with catering for large groups or boarding schools.
- Supervisory experience in educational catering settings.
Working Conditions and Benefits
- Full-time or term-time contract depending on the school.
- Competitive salary in line with experience and scale of school operations.
- Continuous professional development opportunities and training.
- Holiday entitlement and healthcare/pension benefits as applicable.
Applicants:
- Successful applicants will need to undergo a completion of Enhanced DBS.
- Must have full UK Right to Work.
- Shall drive and have access to a reliable vehicle.
- Should be reliable, punctual, professional and presentable.
- Must be a qualified and/or time served Chef with evidence of Food Hygiene / Food Allergens training.
- Ideally a Sous Chef with independent or public school experience.
- Will have fresh produce experience.
Benefits:
- Overtime paid over 45 hours.
- Excellent Career progression within the company.
- 24 weeks enhanced maternity, surrogacy, and adoption leave.
- 4 weeks secondary career and fertility treatment leave.
- 3 volunteering days a year.
- Annual health check.
- Mental health and nutrition consultations.
- Flexible contracts and working schedules.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Team and company-wide award events.
- Free meals when you're working in one of our schools.
- Excellent pension scheme and life insurance.
- Discounts at retail and leisure outlets.
Contact: Lucie Campbell or Cheryl Wilson at Interaction Recruitment Northampton Branch Tel: 01604 620 032 Address: 82a Abington St, Northampton, NN1 2AP Contact Interaction Recruitment Catering & Hospitality, call into the office or apply this advert at your earliest opportunity to be considered for this vacancy.
Sous Chef employer: Interaction - Northampton
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