At a Glance
- Tasks: Create delicious meals for a lively family, including menu planning and grocery shopping.
- Company: A vibrant family with six kids and a baby on the way.
- Benefits: Stable long-term position with a creative cooking environment.
- Other info: Flexibility and enthusiasm are key; enjoy working around a busy family lifestyle.
- Why this job: Join a fun household and showcase your culinary creativity every day.
- Qualifications: Experience in cooking, menu planning, and a passion for baking.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Lively family with six children and a baby on the way seeks a chef to prepare delicious meals. Because the flat is open-plan and the mother will be breast-feeding, we require a female chef.
Duties include:
- Menu-planning and grocery-shopping at a nearby Waitrose
- Preparation of fresh lunches for the mother and child at home (and packed lunches for the children at school), dinner and dessert. Plus, breakfast for the next day. Extra food is made on Fridays for the weekend. Where possible, extra food is also made for holiday coverage as needed.
- Cleaning of the kitchen and dining table area; organization of larders and fridge to minimize food waste
Baking is a key aspect of this job. You must be comfortable working with metric and imperial weights, as well as the American cup system. We admire chefs who are meticulous in their attention to detail.
If you’re the type of person who enjoys sourcing exotic spices or making your own marzipan; if you’re a fanatic about separating cutting boards so that a strawberry tart doesn’t accidentally taste like garlic, and you can keep your sourdough starter bubbling happily away no matter how busy life gets, this job may be for you.
The other crucial aspect of the job is creative menu-planning. We prefer to try new dishes rather than sticking to a rota (though of course we have our tried-and-tested favourites). We like a wide variety of cuisines, including French, Italian, Japanese, Israeli, and Scandinavian. We organize the menus around flavour profiles.
To succeed at this job, you need a combination of enthusiasm and stamina. Enthusiasm for learning new dishes and techniques. Stamina for carrying groceries and being on your feet much of the day. We’re also looking for stability, a person who wants a steady long-term job rather than a few months, and who’s not stressed by children but is able to work around the children’s school calendar. Flexibility is crucial since the family leads a busy lifestyle, and the chef needs to adapt to last-minute changes.
Enhanced CRB check required.
Private Chef employer: Private Employer
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