Junior Sous Chef: Fast-Paced Hotel Kitchen Leader in Windsor

The Castle Hotel Windsor is a landmark hotel on Windsor High Street, directly opposite Windsor Castle and at the heart of the town’s historic and royal setting. Positioned as The Original Local, we combine deep local knowledge with warm, confident hospitality for guests from around the world.

With significant investment underway, including newly refurbished rooms and a new restaurant and bar concept celebrating heritage and locally sourced produce, the Castle Hotel is entering an exciting new chapter. As part of Sir Richard Sutton Ltd, a family-owned business, the hotel offers the opportunity to grow within an organisation committed to excellence, people development and building a beautiful legacy for the future. We aim to create environments where teams feel supported, trusted and proud of the experience they create together.

About The Role

The Junior Sous Chef plays a key role in supporting the senior kitchen team in delivering high-quality food and maintaining operational standards. This is a hands-on position focused on day-to-day kitchen operations, team supervision, and personal development towards a senior leadership role.

• Previous experience as a Senior Chef de Partie or same role ready to progress into a Junior Sous Chef role in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Strong knowledge of food hygiene, kitchen safety, and stock control procedures.
• Ability to lead and motivate junior kitchen staff during busy service periods.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Passion for high-quality food preparation and consistency in presentation.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure and as part of a team.
• Flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate preferred.

Our People

The Sutton Hotel Collection is a family-owned group, thus by extension, our people are our family. We recognise how much our people invest in us, in turn, we offer exceptional learning opportunities, as well as best in class benefits for our team.

Our Benefits

• Free and discounted hotel breaks - From the first day of service, you can benefit from a free break of one/two days in any Sutton Hotel Collection hotel, in a 12-month period. Additionally you, your family and your friends are also entitled to discounted stays across all of our hotels and dining in our restaurants.
• Heka benefits platform – your access to Heka begins from day one and is pre-loaded with a balance of £150 to use against a wide range of wellness focussed products, experiences and schemes including health cash plans and gym memberships.
• Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work, tech and electric vehicles (T&Cs apply).
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave (26 weeks at 90% for expectant mothers, four weeks leave at 90% for fathers).
• Loyalty awards, annual social and celebration events.
• Learning and Development - An extensive range of training opportunities are available to facilitate your personal development.
• Wisdom Wellbeing - A confidential service offering therapy, up-to-date information, support and advice on a broad range of subjects.
• Subsidised Learning Courses - We encourage your learning and development so would like to contribute to courses you would like us to explore.
• We also provide you with all the basic benefits such as free nutritious and tasty meals on duty, complimentary on-site parking (where available), and bespoke uniforms where appropriate.

At the Sutton Hotel Collection, we are an inclusive, natural, generous, ethical and diverse group of people, we celebrate human relationships and kinship. We enable our people, to make the place.