Chef De Partie in Harrow

Berkeley Scott, the UK's leading hospitality agency, is looking for talented chefs to join a team of hard-working, innovative chefs in one of our schools in London. If you're a passionate chef who thrives in a professional kitchen and wants a role with creativity, structure, and real work-life balance, this could be the perfect next move.

This is a 5 out of 7 shift pattern, with hours ranging between 6.30am-2.30pm or 11am-7pm. Pay starts from £17 per hour, with flexible opportunities and the potential for ongoing or permanent work.

What you'll need:

• Enhanced DBS certificate (child workforce)
• Right to work in the UK
• Two employment references
• At least two years' experience in a similar chef role
• Food safety certification, including Level 3 Food Safety
• Excellent timekeeping and reliability

Skills and abilities:

• Confident and self-motivated: Able to use your initiative, work unsupervised, and stay productive when working alone or handling routine duties.
• Highly organised: Skilled at maintaining high standards while producing consistently strong, creative, and cost-effective food to specification.
• Strong communicator: Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to deal professionally with colleagues, pupils, senior staff, and prospective clients.
• Customer-focused: Comfortable responding to enquiries and feedback, understanding consumer needs, and offering practical solutions to challenges.
• Calm under pressure: Able to plan, prioritise, multitask, delegate when needed, and work efficiently to meet deadlines even when priorities change.
• Event-ready: Capable of supporting the senior brigade in delivering high-quality food for exclusive events.
• Team-oriented: Builds strong working relationships with colleagues across different functions and backgrounds.
• Professional and discreet: Presents well, pays close attention to detail, handles confidential matters appropriately, and represents the ethos of the catering team with pride.

Why this role stands out:

• Homemade food, done properly: Majority of food is made from scratch, so this is a genuine chef role where quality and nutrition matter!
• Creative input on menus: You'll be encouraged to contribute ideas, give feedback, and help shape menus for both daily service and special events.
• Work with quality ingredients: The team has the freedom to experiment with high-end produce and food trends in a kitchen that aims for restaurant-level standards.
• Excellent work-life balance: Average 40-hour weeks, and either early or late shifts.
• Seasonal breathing space: Workloads ease during half terms and school holidays, creating time for training, prep, annual leave, and improving operations.
• Christmas off: Enjoy time away over the festive period, including an annual closure covering Christmas and New Year.
• Career development after probation: Gain access to funded training, including Level 3 Food Safety and, in some cases, accredited apprenticeships.
• Rare industry experience: Opportunities may be available to spend time in Michelin-starred kitchens, work alongside suppliers, and build valuable industry insight.
• Specialist skills training: Develop your expertise with courses in areas such as patisserie and butchery.

If you're ready for a chef role that offers creativity, structure, and genuine balance, apply today and we'll help you get started as quickly as possible.